as in exponent
one who brings an art or science to full realization
a French doctor who was once the most famous practitioner of natural childbirth
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Recent Examples of practitioner
Kanto practitioners believe that women cannot participate because, according to Japan's Shinto religion, women's blood from menstruation and childbirth is considered impure for the purpose of religious rituals.
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Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
For something more immersive, the resort brings in expert wellness practitioners for week-long retreats.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
According to the company, the agent can make sense of strings of data rapidly, allowing practitioners to adapt their strategies based on the needs of the moment, rather than waiting to learn about changes or disruptions after the fact.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
Nurse practitioners must be within 75 miles of the physician who oversees them on a daily basis, and physicians must sign off on the nurse’s patient records.
—Meg Cunningham, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
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Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
For something more immersive, the resort brings in expert wellness practitioners for week-long retreats.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
According to the company, the agent can make sense of strings of data rapidly, allowing practitioners to adapt their strategies based on the needs of the moment, rather than waiting to learn about changes or disruptions after the fact.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
Nurse practitioners must be within 75 miles of the physician who oversees them on a daily basis, and physicians must sign off on the nurse’s patient records.
—Meg Cunningham, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for practitioner
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After years of a 4-4-2 being the prevailing setup across Europe in the 1990s, former Manchester City assistant manager Juanma Lillo was an early exponent of the 4-2-3-1 system in the early 2000s during his time in Spain.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Young Thug is the purest exponent of mainstream rap’s melodic rap era.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2025
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At Rokeby, museum interpreters explain how the Robinson's ancestors had become wealthy in part due to the slave trade, but were abolitionists in later generations.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Translators and interpreters, a largely freelance and economically precarious workforce, are particularly vulnerable to being supplanted by technology.—
Ross Benjamin,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practitioner. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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