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practitioner
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
practitioner
(noun)
family practitioner
(noun)
general practitioner
(noun)
medical practitioner
(noun)
nurse practitioner
(noun)
practitioner
/præk
ˈ
tɪʃənɚ/
noun
plural
practitioners
practitioner
/præk
ˈ
tɪʃənɚ/
noun
plural
practitioners
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRACTITIONER
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formal
1
:
a person who works in a professional medical or legal business
a health
practitioner
legal
practitioners
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family practitioner
,
general practitioner
,
medical practitioner
,
nurse practitioner
2
:
a person who regularly does an activity that requires skill or practice
yoga
practitioners
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often +
of
practitioners of
the art of glassblowing
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