English Online Dictionary. What means practitioner? What does practitioner mean?
English
Etymology
Formerly practicioner for *practicianer, from practician + -er (the suffix unnecessarily added, as in musicianer).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /pɹækˈtɪʃənə/
- (US) IPA(key): /pɹækˈtɪʃənəɹ/
Noun
practitioner (plural practitioners)
- A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.
- Synonym: practician
- One who does anything customarily or habitually.
- (dated) A sly or artful person.
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References
- “practitioner”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.