practitioner

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /prækˈtɪʃənə/
• (US) IPA: /prækˈtɪʃənər/

Noun

practitioner (plural practitioners)

1. A person who practices a profession or art.

Derived terms

Terms derived from practitioner

general practitioner

nurse practitioner

pracademic

Related terms

Terms etymologically related to practitioner

practic practicable

practical practice

practise

Translations

person who practices a profession or art

• Dutch: beoefenaar (nl) m
• Finnish: ammatinharjoittaja (fi), -harjoittaja (fi), jonkin ammattilainen (fi)

• French: praticien (fr) m
• Italian: professionista (it)
• Portuguese: praticante m,f

References

• practitioner at OneLook Dictionary Search