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ə noun
1.
a person engaged in the practice of a profession, occupation, etc.: a medical practitioner.
2.
a person who practices something specified.
3.
Christian Science. a person authorized to practice healing.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person who practises a profession or art |
| 2. | Christian Science a person authorized to practise spiritual healing |
| [C16: from practician, from Old French praticien, from pratiquer to | |
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Word Origin & History
practitioner
1544, a hybrid formed from practitian (c.1500, from Fr. practicien, from L.L. practicus "fit for action," see practice) on model of parishioner.
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Medical Dictionary
practitioner prac·ti·tion·er (prāk-tĭsh'ə-nər)
n.
One who practices medicine or an allied health profession.
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