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- [prak-tish-uh-ner]
- /prækˈtɪʃ ə nər/
- /prækˈtɪʃ.ən.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [prak-tish-uh-ner]
- /prækˈtɪʃ ə nər/
Definitions of practitioner word
- noun practitioner a person engaged in the practice of a profession, occupation, etc.: a medical practitioner. 1
- noun practitioner a person who practices something specified. 1
- noun practitioner Christian Science. a person authorized to practice healing. 1
- abbreviation PRACTITIONER professional 1
- noun practitioner religion 1
- noun practitioner sb who engages sth 1
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Origin of practitioner
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; alteration of practician (practic + -ian) + -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Practitioner
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
practitioner popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
practitioner usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for practitioner
noun practitioner
- addict — An addict is someone who takes harmful drugs and cannot stop taking them.
- attorney-at-law — a lawyer qualified to represent in court a party to a legal action
- corpsman — a medical orderly or stretcher-bearer
- corpsmen — U.S. Navy. an enlisted person working as a pharmacist or hospital assistant.
- counsellor — A counsellor is a person whose job is to give advice to people who need it, especially advice on their personal problems.
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