practitioner

CEFRB2

/pɹækˈtɪʃənə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Someone who works in a profession or uses a particular skill.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A sly or artful person.

Examples

  • As a practitioner of craniosacral therapy, Tom is often denounced as a charlatan.

  • He had been a practitioner of Aikido for seven years.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who does anything customarily or habitually.

  2. A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

  • The [Isaac] Newton that emerges from the [unpublished] manuscripts is far from the popular image of a rational practitioner of cold and pure reason.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.

  • […] the men of St. John's were cunning practitioners, in shaking off their Masters and Heads.

Synonyms

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The medical blank carefully examined the patient's symptoms and prescribed the treatment.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Middle English -ere English -er English practitioner Formerly practicioner for *practicianer, from practician + -er (the suffix unnecessarily added, as in musicianer).