practitioner: Meaning and Definition of

prac•ti•tion•er

Pronunciation: (prak-tish'u-nur), [key]
— n.
  1. a person engaged in the practice of a profession, occupation, etc.: a medical practitioner.
  2. a person who practices something specified.
  3. a person authorized to practice healing.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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