practitioner
noun
prac·ti·tion·er
prak-ˈti-sh(ə-)nər 
1
: one who practices
especially
: one who practices a profession
2
Christian Science
: an authorized healer
Examples of practitioner in a Sentence
a French doctor who was once the most famous practitioner of natural childbirth
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 May 2025
The takeaway wasn’t so much that the treatment posed significant long-term risks, but more about mistakes that were very possible, as the treatment’s efficacy largely lies in the hands of ultra-trained and highly skilled practitioners.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 3 May 2025
And if the work of the DEI practitioner is still continuing, is the outside pressure on DEI simply a war on the acronym DEI, but not the work itself?
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Nurse practitioners and physician's assistants work alongside physicians to provide cancer care.
—Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for practitioner
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“Practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/practitioner. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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practitioner
noun
prac·ti·tion·er
prak-ˈtish-(ə-)nər
: one who practices a profession and especially medicine
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