practitioner
noun
prac·ti·tion·er
prak-ˈti-sh(ə-)nər 
1
: one who practices
especially
: one who practices a profession
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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That worries Glen Kila, a Hawaiian cultural practitioner in Waianae, who is not related to Darius Kila.
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Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
Many women stopped using hormone therapy because of the study, and some practitioners no longer recommended it for their patients.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Federal Medicaid funds are used to directly cover care of individuals on Medicaid, but this money indirectly keeps practitioners’ and hospitals’ doors open.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 3 July 2025
His spokesman, Ismael Martinez, said in a statement that in Mata’s case, the 90th day fell on a Sunday and that prosecutors met the deadline by securing an indictment the next business day, a position that several legal experts and practitioners dispute.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
Many women stopped using hormone therapy because of the study, and some practitioners no longer recommended it for their patients.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Federal Medicaid funds are used to directly cover care of individuals on Medicaid, but this money indirectly keeps practitioners’ and hospitals’ doors open.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 3 July 2025
His spokesman, Ismael Martinez, said in a statement that in Mata’s case, the 90th day fell on a Sunday and that prosecutors met the deadline by securing an indictment the next business day, a position that several legal experts and practitioners dispute.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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 23 Jul. 2025.
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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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