practitioner
noun
prac·ti·tion·er
prak-ˈti-sh(ə-)nər 
1
: one who practices or is regularly engaged in a skillful activity
a yoga practitioner
practitioners of the art of glassblowing
especially
: one who practices a profession
a health care practitioner
legal practitioners
2
Christian Science
: an authorized healer
Examples of practitioner in a Sentence
a French doctor who was once the most famous practitioner of natural childbirth
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When fluid accumulated from infection, a practitioner might use a small sharp spear nested in a metal tube, called a trocar and cannula.
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Katherine Ott,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
For example, L’Oréal’s Brandstorm program gives young people around the globe access to practitioners and a visible path from competition to early-career opportunity.
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Michael Wright,
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2 July 2026
Yvonne and Nick’s disastrous wedding dinner is the day the cast went from nobodies to actual practitioners of the reality-television arts and sciences.
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1 July 2026
For practitioners like Balsom, the solution has to balance physiology with sleep, logistics, training and coach buy-in.
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Alan McCall,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
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Katherine Ott,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
For example, L’Oréal’s Brandstorm program gives young people around the globe access to practitioners and a visible path from competition to early-career opportunity.
—
Michael Wright,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Yvonne and Nick’s disastrous wedding dinner is the day the cast went from nobodies to actual practitioners of the reality-television arts and sciences.
—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
For practitioners like Balsom, the solution has to balance physiology with sleep, logistics, training and coach buy-in.
—
Alan McCall,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for practitioner
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“Practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/practitioner. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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practitioner
noun
prac·ti·tion·er
prak-ˈtish-(ə-)nər
: one who practices a profession and especially medicine
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