Synonyms for practitioner

Grammar : Noun

Spell : prak-tish-uh-ner

Phonetic Transcription : prækˈtɪʃ ə nər

Définition of practitioner

Origin : 1540s, a hybrid formed from practitian "practitioner" (c.1500, from French practicien, from Late Latin practicus "fit for action," see practice (v.)) on model of parishioner. Johnson has as a secondary sense "One who uses any sly or dangerous arts."

noun expert

Example sentences :

His father was a member of New Inn, and a practitioner of the law in Wiltshire.
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 66, February 1, 1851 » by Various

Do you seriously think of becoming a practitioner of medicine?
Extract from : « A Mortal Antipathy » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

The practitioner may be unwilling to risk it, if the patient consents.
Extract from : « A Mortal Antipathy » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

In special cases it may be modified as expedient in the judgment of the practitioner.
Extract from : « The Electric Bath » by George M. Schweig

And this is just the education which suits the future practitioner.
Extract from : « The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 6 (of 6) » by Hippolyte A. Taine

From that day,” he says, “I became less and less a practitioner of that cruel fishing.
Extract from : « Immortal Memories » by Clement Shorter

No, Moonlight, my friend, I am a practitioner who treats for love.
Extract from : « The Tale of Timber Town » by Alfred Grace

Eli admitted Mr. Jackson, the Christian Science practitioner.
Extract from : « The Little Mixer » by Lillian Nicholson Shearon

This work gives just the information the practitioner needs.
Extract from : « Essentials of Diseases of the Skin » by Henry Weightman Stelwagon

“Prithee, friend, leave me alone with my patient,” said the practitioner.
Extract from : « The Scarlet Letter » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Antonyms for practitioner

amateur

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