practitioner
Pluralpractitioners
- 1Someone who works in a job that needs special training, like a doctor or a lawyer.
Like a doctor or teacher: someone trained to do a special job.
Every practitioner at the clinic must finish safety training first.
She became a respected practitioner of family law.
Similarprofessional, specialist, expert, exponent
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- 2A person who does something regularly, often as a habit.
Like someone who jogs every day: they do it again and again as a routine.
He is a devoted practitioner of yoga every single morning.
Practitioners of daily journaling say it keeps them calm.
Similardevotee, adherent, exponent, follower, enthusiast
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- 3A clever, sneaky person who uses tricks to fool others.
Like the fox in old stories who tricks the other animals to get their food.
That old practitioner tricked the merchant out of his last coins.
The sly practitioner fooled everyone at the busy market.
Similartrickster, schemer, swindler, operator, rogue
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Origin
It comes from the older word "practician," with the ending "-er" added on.