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practitioner

[prak-tish-uh-ner]

noun

  1. a person engaged in the practice of a profession, occupation, etc..

    a medical practitioner.

  2. a person who practices something specified.

  3. Christian Science.a person authorized to practice healing.



practitioner

/ æˈɪʃəə /

noun

  1. a person who practises a profession or art

  2. Christian Science a person authorized to practise spiritual healing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of practitioner1

1535–45; alteration of practician ( practic + -ian ) + -er 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of practitioner1

C16: from practician, from Old French praticien, from pratiquer to practise
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Many of them appreciate the intimacy and accountability of working with a practitioner, one-on-one.

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The San Diego program will target majors in behavioral health, including clinicians, practitioners and psychiatric nurses — professions with a collective 8,000-worker shortfall in San Diego.

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For this reason, many practitioners are advocating for a harm reduction approach to psychedelics that focuses on meeting people where they are and minimizing risk.

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Bukola Olusanya, a nurse practitioner and the regional medical director at St. John’s, said one woman reported not having left her home in three months.

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The outset was more about identifying the mental health of the practitioner than identifying the ills in society ...

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