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practitioner

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /pɹækˈtɪʃənə/
  • US: /pɹækˈtɪʃənəɹ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: P R AE0 K T IH1 SH AH0 N ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: P R AE0 K T IH1 SH N ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: practician

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who does anything customarily or habitually.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A sly or artful person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

someone who practices a learned profession

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: practician

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: professional, professional person

Narrower terms: clinician, Gongorist, homeopath, homoeopath

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h2-k-yé-ti Proto-Hellenic *prā́ťťō Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō)der. Ancient Greek πρᾱγ- (prāg-) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) 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 *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus 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).

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُمَارِس (mumāris) — person who practices a profession or art
  • Dutch: beoefenaar — person who practices a profession or art
  • Esperanto: isto — person who practices a profession or art
  • Esperanto: profesiulo — person who practices a profession or art
  • Esperanto: praktikisto — person who practices a profession or art
  • Finnish: ammatinharjoittaja — person who practices a profession or art
  • Finnish: -harjoittaja — person who practices a profession or art
  • Finnish: ammattilainen — person who practices a profession or art
  • Finnish: praktikko — person who practices a profession or art
  • French: praticien — person who practices a profession or art
  • Middle French: practicien — person who practices a profession or art
  • German: Praktiker — person who practices a profession or art
  • German: Fachmann — person who practices a profession or art
  • Hindi: साधक (sādhak) — person who practices a profession or art
  • Hindi: व्यवसायी (vyavsāyī) — person who practices a profession or art
  • Indonesian: praktisi — person who practices a profession or art
  • Italian: professionista — person who practices a profession or art
  • Italian: praticante — person who practices a profession or art
  • Korean: 전문직 종사자 (jeonmunjik jongsaja) — person who practices a profession or art
  • Latin: exercitator — person who practices a profession or art
  • Latin: exercitatrix — person who practices a profession or art
  • Malay: pengamal — person who practices a profession or art
  • Māori: kaiwhakamahereora — person who practices a profession or art
  • Norwegian Bokmål: utøver — person who practices a profession or art
  • Persian: پراتیسین (prâtisian) — person who practices a profession or art
  • Polish: praktyk — person who practices a profession or art
  • Polish: praktyczka — person who practices a profession or art
  • Portuguese: praticante — person who practices a profession or art
  • Romanian: practician — person who practices a profession or art
  • Romanian: practiciană — person who practices a profession or art
  • Spanish: practicante — person who practices a profession or art
  • Spanish: practicanta — person who practices a profession or art
  • Spanish: practicador — person who practices a profession or art
  • Spanish: profesionista — person who practices a profession or art
Real reading context

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