Meanings
plural practitioners
- A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.
The [Isaac] Newton that emerges from the [unpublished] manuscripts is far from the popular image of a rational practitioner of cold and pure reason. The architect of modern science was himself not very modern. He was obsessed with alchemy.
2014 June 21, “Magician’s brain”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8892Synonyms: practician
- One who does anything customarily or habitually.
On January 31, 2023, four Falun Gong practitioners in Songbu Town, Macheng City, Hubei Province were arrested. Two of the arrested are still detained as of February 25, 2023.
2023 March 5, “Four Hubei Residents Arrested for Raising Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong”, in Falun Dafa Information Center, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2023, Persecution in China
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti
- Proto-Hellenic*prā́t͏̌t͏̌ō
- Ancient Greekπρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō)
- Ancient Greekπρᾱγ- (prāg-)
- Ancient Greekπρακτικός (praktikós)
- Latinprācticus
- Middle Frenchpractique
- Middle Frenchpracticien
- Englishpractician
- Englishpractitioner
Formerly practicioner for *practicianer, from practician + -er (the suffix unnecessarily added, as in musicianer).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُمَارِس
- مُمَارِس (mumāris)person who practices a profession or art
Dutch beoefenaar, practicus
- beoefenaarperson who practices a profession or art
- practicusperson who practices a profession or art
Esperanto isto, profesiulo
- istoperson who practices a profession or art
- profesiuloperson who practices a profession or art
- praktikistoperson who practices a profession or art
Finnish ammatinharjoittaja, -harjoittaja
- ammatinharjoittajaperson who practices a profession or art
- -harjoittajaperson who practices a profession or art
- ammattilainenperson who practices a profession or art
- praktikkoperson who practices a profession or art
French praticien
- praticienperson who practices a profession or art
German Praktiker, Fachmann
- Praktikerperson who practices a profession or art
- Fachmannperson who practices a profession or art
Hindi साधक, व्यवसायी
- साधक (sādhak)person who practices a profession or art
- व्यवसायी (vyavsāyī)person who practices a profession or art
Indonesian praktisi
- praktisiperson who practices a profession or art
Italian professionista, praticante
- professionistaperson who practices a profession or art
- praticanteperson who practices a profession or art
Korean 전문직 종사자
- 전문직 종사자 (jeonmunjik jongsaja)person who practices a profession or art
Latin exercitator, exercitatrix
- exercitatorperson who practices a profession or art
- exercitatrixperson who practices a profession or art
Malay pengamal
- pengamalperson who practices a profession or art
Māori kaiwhakamahereora
- kaiwhakamahereoraperson who practices a profession or art
Norwegian Bokmål utøver
- utøverperson who practices a profession or art
Persian پراتیسین
- پراتیسین (prâtisian)person who practices a profession or art
Polish praktyk, praktyczka
- praktykperson who practices a profession or art
- praktyczkaperson who practices a profession or art
Portuguese praticante
- praticanteperson who practices a profession or art
Romanian practician, practiciană
- practicianperson who practices a profession or art
- practicianăperson who practices a profession or art
Spanish practicante, practicanta
- practicanteperson who practices a profession or art
- practicantaperson who practices a profession or art
- practicadorperson who practices a profession or art
- profesionistaperson who practices a profession or art
Cite this entry
practitioner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/practitioner
“practitioner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/practitioner. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “practitioner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/practitioner.
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