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prac⋅ti⋅tion⋅er

  [prak-tish-uh-ner]
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–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.
Origin:
1535–45; alter. of practician ( practic + -ian ) + -er 1
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prac·ti·tion·er   (prāk-tĭsh'ə-nər)   
n.  One who practices something, especially an occupation, profession, or technique.

[Alteration of practician, from Old French practicien, from practiser, to practice; see practice.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: prac·ti·tion·er
Pronunciation: prak-'tish-(&-)n&r
Function: noun
: one who practices a profession and especiallymedicine
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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practitioner prac·ti·tion·er (prāk-tĭsh'ə-nər)
n.
One who practices medicine or an allied health profession.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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