practitioner
noun
prac·ti·tion·er
prak-ˈti-sh(ə-)nər 
1
: one who practices
especially
: one who practices a profession
2
Christian Science
: an authorized healer
Examples of practitioner in a Sentence
a French doctor who was once the most famous practitioner of natural childbirth
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The implications around this message are vast and add more stress to both companies and DEI practitioners, who are looking for some solace with these ever-evolving DEI policies.
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All meditation centers have a structured program and schedule that practitioners, typically dressed in white pants and top, must follow individually or in group periods of meditation.
—Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Much of black metal has typically maligned Christianity and other institutional religions, and some practitioners took parts in Norwegian church burnings in the 1990s.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
The implications around this message are vast and add more stress to both companies and DEI practitioners, who are looking for some solace with these ever-evolving DEI policies.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
All meditation centers have a structured program and schedule that practitioners, typically dressed in white pants and top, must follow individually or in group periods of meditation.
—Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
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practitioner
noun
prac·ti·tion·er
prak-ˈtish-(ə-)nər
: one who practices a profession and especially medicine
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