Thesaurus results for PRACTITIONER

practitioner

noun

prak-ˈti-sh(ə-)nər

as in exponent

one who brings an art or science to full realization a French doctor who was once the most famous practitioner of natural childbirth

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Recent Examples of practitioner Content, contribution, hubs and practitioners. —

Leila Berger, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 Many practitioners believe these additions can enhance a colonic’s detoxifying capabilities. —

Erica Sweeney, Time, 11 May 2026 The book examines what Brownback describes as an increasingly sophisticated system of surveillance and repression targeting Christians, Uyghur Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists and Falun Gong practitioners. —

Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026 Camacho-Padilla, 42, is a figurative painter and fiber artist (and holistic health practitioner) living in Hillcrest with his partner, Arlyn Hackett. —

Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for practitioner

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This movement, known as critical legal studies, was associated with the political left, and its exponents, known as crits, loved to disparage liberal theorists’ devotion to the Constitution as naïve and counterproductive.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Torresani becomes the latest exponent of a recruiting shift for Dutcher and his staff, from almost exclusively Southern California high school prospects to bounce-back transfers to a more national focus to now casting their net overseas.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026