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practitioner en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /pɹækˈtɪʃənə/ (UK)
• /pɹækˈtɪʃənəɹ/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti Proto-Hellenic *prā́t͏̌t͏̌ō Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō)der. Ancient Greek πρᾱγ- (prāg-) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós)der. Latin prācticusder. Middle French practique Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānus Old French -ien Middle French -ien Middle French practicienbor. English practician Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English practitioner Formerly practicioner for *practicianer, from practician + -er (the suffix unnecessarily added, as in musicianer).

Meanings

1. A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.
   • The [Isaac] Newton that emerges from the [unpublished] manuscripts is far from the popular image of a rational practitioner of cold and pure reason.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. 2014 June 21, “Magician’s brain”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8892:
2. One who does anything customarily or habitually.
   • 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. 2023 March 5, “Four Hubei Residents Arrested for Raising Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong”, in Falun Dafa Information Center, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2023, Persecution in China:
3. (dated) A sly or artful person.
   • […] the men of St. John's were cunning practitioners, in shaking off their Masters and Heads. c. 1572, John Whitgift, Admonition to the Parliament:

Forms

Deriveds

general practitioner · telepractitioner · respiratory practitioner · healthcare practitioner · pracademic · malpractitioner · copractitioner · medical practitioner · nurse practitioner · practitionership · archpractitioner · arch-practitioner · nurse-practitioner · cultural practitioner · quacktitioner · nonpractitioner

Relateds

practise · practicable · practic · practical · practice

Synonyms

practician

Translations (35)

nl beoefenaar (person who practices a profession or art) · hi साधक (person who practices a profession or art) · fa پراتیسین (person who practices a profession or art) · de Fachmann (person who practices a profession or art) · hi व्यवसायी (person who practices a profession or art) · fr praticien (person who practices a profession or art) · eo profesiulo (person who practices a profession or art) · nb utøver (person who practices a profession or art) · id praktisi (person who practices a profession or art) · mi kaiwhakamahereora (person who practices a profession or art) · it praticante (person who practices a profession or art) · ms pengamal (person who practices a profession or art) · fi -harjoittaja (person who practices a profession or art) · la exercitatrix (person who practices a profession or art) · la exercitator (person who practices a profession or art) · es practicante (person who practices a profession or art) · ro practiciană (person who practices a profession or art) · fi praktikko (person who practices a profession or art) · frm practicien (person who practices a profession or art) · nl practicus (person who practices a profession or art) · de Praktiker (person who practices a profession or art) · es profesionista (person who practices a profession or art) · fi ammattilainen (person who practices a profession or art) · pl praktyczka (person who practices a profession or art) · ar مُمَارِس (person who practices a profession or art) · es practicanta (person who practices a profession or art) · ko 전문직 종사자 (person who practices a profession or art) · ro practician (person who practices a profession or art) · eo isto (person who practices a profession or art) · eo praktikisto (person who practices a profession or art) · es practicador (person who practices a profession or art) · pl praktyk (person who practices a profession or art) · pt praticante (person who practices a profession or art) · it professionista (person who practices a profession or art) · fi ammatinharjoittaja (person who practices a profession or art)