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practitioner

[prak-tish-uh-ner] / prækˈtɪʃ ə nər /
NOUN
expert
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Antonyms
STRONGEST


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But the current situation across the UK can make it difficult for consumers to assess qualifications, understand what training a practitioner has received and know where to turn when treatments go wrong, says Zargaran.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

The review called for practitioner licensing, stronger training requirements and tighter controls over who should be allowed to perform cosmetic procedures.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

Lodge, 71, a veteran practitioner in this rather arcane field, is a man who’s both exactly what you’d expect him to be and perhaps not what you anticipated.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

I started my career as a registered nurse and worked hard to become a nurse practitioner and educator, which wouldn’t have been possible without federal student loans.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

I want to be a nurse practitioner, so I figure it's a good gig to warm up on.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

The community was once home to 70 or 80 practitioners, but fewer than 20 remain.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Most of the remaining practitioners have little online presence, and many cannot be found through major search platforms.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Editing is traditionally a solitary art form, its practitioners working after shooting has wrapped to assemble the story from the captured footage.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

He has less patience for commentators who seek to debunk originalism by measuring its practitioners against a caricature of the method.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

These extraordinary capacities of life have been ignored by the practitioners of chemical control who have brought to their task no “high-minded orientation,” no humility before the vast forces with which they tamper.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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