Synonyms of practitioner

practitioner

noun

prak-ˈti-sh(ə-)nər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exponent
• interpreter
• proponent
• guru
• philosopher
• high priest
• dean
• advocate
• theorist
• promoter
• expounder
• apostle
• supporter
• champion
• booster
• grand old man
• doyen
• ideologue
• backer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of practitioner

Drugs became a central part of their relationship, and early on, Watts brought McCollough to a practitioner for an intramuscular ketamine injection. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

Among wellness practitioners, a detox is usually intertwined with total healing and not focused on a single method. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

But the retreat was careful to necessarily ensure local voices and practitioners were involved every step of the way. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026

Other Eurasian emperors of the time also did not persecute occult practitioners as Ivan did in the lead-up to the second oprichnina, actions more in line with attitudes in early modern Christian Europe than those common among rulers of Asia. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026