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Practitioner
//pɹækˈtɪʃənəɹ// noun
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Noun
- 1 A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.
"The [Isaac] Newton that emerges from the [unpublished] manuscripts is far from the popular image of a rational practitioner of cold and pure reason. The architect of modern science was himself not very modern. He was obsessed with alchemy."
- 2 someone who practices a learned profession wordnet
- 3 One who does anything customarily or habitually.
"On January 31, 2023, four Falun Gong practitioners in Songbu Town, Macheng City, Hubei Province were arrested. Two of the arrested are still detained as of February 25, 2023."
- 4 A sly or artful person. dated
"[…] the men of St. John's were cunning practitioners, in shaking off their Masters and Heads."
Etymology
Formerly practicioner for *practicianer, from practician + -er (the suffix unnecessarily added, as in musicianer).
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