practician

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noun

A practitioner; someone who practises a particular profession, especially medicine.

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practitioner
OriginMiddle French practicien ← Latin prācticus →
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Meanings

nounpractician (plural practicians)

plural practicians

  1. A practitioner; someone who practises a particular profession, especially medicine.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who practices a learned profession

Similar
practitioner
Broader
professionalprofessional person
Also see
practitioner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinprācticus
  2. Middle Frenchpractique
  3. Middle Frenchpracticien
  4. Englishpractician

Borrowed from Middle French practicien. By surface analysis, practice + -ian.

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APA

practician. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/practician

MLA

“practician.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/practician. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “practician,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/practician.

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