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practitioner

[prak-tish-uh-ner] / prækˈtɪʃ ə nər /
NOUN
expert
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One designated address, in a commercial building on a floor shared with a Chinese medicine practitioner, a mahjong tile store and a luxury watch shop, is now a nail salon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The bill defines the coordinating doctor as a registered medical practitioner with "training, qualifications and experience" at a level to be specified by the health secretary.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

A Glendale nurse practitioner is warning area residents to be on alert for a mountain lion that attacked and dragged away her dog Monday evening just outside her home.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

LaSharria Taylor, a family nurse practitioner, usually only gets three to four hours of sleep a night because of her work shifts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

This becomes clearer if you assume the point of view of a knowing practitioner of fraudulent medicine.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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