practitioner
noun
Simple meaning
Someone who practices a learned profession.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
praktishuhnerSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
pɹækˈtɪʃənɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Someone who practices a learned profession
A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.
One who does anything customarily or habitually.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Someone who practices a learned profession
Used this way, practitioner is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use practitioner
- “A medical practitioner advised her to get more rest.”
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A person qualified to practice dentistry.
A physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses.
Someone who practices medicine.
A registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician.
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