Antonyms for practitioner


Grammar : Noun
Spell : prak-tish-uh-ner
Phonetic Transcription : prækˈtɪʃ ə nər


Definition of practitioner

Origin :
  • 1540s, a hybrid formed from practitian "practitioner" (c.1500, from French practicien, from Late Latin practicus "fit for action," see practice (v.)) on model of parishioner. Johnson has as a secondary sense "One who uses any sly or dangerous arts."
  • noun expert
Example sentences :
  • His father was a member of New Inn, and a practitioner of the law in Wiltshire.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 66, February 1, 1851 » by Various
  • Do you seriously think of becoming a practitioner of medicine?
  • Extract from : « A Mortal Antipathy » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
  • The practitioner may be unwilling to risk it, if the patient consents.
  • Extract from : « A Mortal Antipathy » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
  • In special cases it may be modified as expedient in the judgment of the practitioner.
  • Extract from : « The Electric Bath » by George M. Schweig
  • And this is just the education which suits the future practitioner.
  • Extract from : « The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 6 (of 6) » by Hippolyte A. Taine
  • From that day,” he says, “I became less and less a practitioner of that cruel fishing.
  • Extract from : « Immortal Memories » by Clement Shorter
  • No, Moonlight, my friend, I am a practitioner who treats for love.
  • Extract from : « The Tale of Timber Town » by Alfred Grace
  • Eli admitted Mr. Jackson, the Christian Science practitioner.
  • Extract from : « The Little Mixer » by Lillian Nicholson Shearon
  • This work gives just the information the practitioner needs.
  • Extract from : « Essentials of Diseases of the Skin » by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
  • “Prithee, friend, leave me alone with my patient,” said the practitioner.
  • Extract from : « The Scarlet Letter » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Synonyms for practitioner

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