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practitioner

/pɹækˈtɪʃənəɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
prac-ti-tion-er
IPA
/pɹækˈtɪʃənəɹ/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.

noun

One who does anything customarily or habitually.

noun

A sly or artful person.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti Proto-Hellenic *prā́t͏̌t͏̌ō Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō)der. Ancient Greek πρᾱγ- (prāg-) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós)der. Latin prācticusder. Middle French practique Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānus Old French -ien Middle French -ien Middle French practicienbor. English practician Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English practitioner Formerly practicioner for *practicianer, from practician + -er (the suffix unnecessarily added, as in musicianer).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹækˈtɪʃənəɹ/
  • British English: /pɹækˈtɪʃənə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

practitioners (plural)

Derived Forms

archpractitioner copractitioner malpractitioner nonpractitioner pracademic practitionership quacktitioner telepractitioner

Phrases

arch-practitioner cultural practitioner general practitioner healthcare practitioner medical practitioner nurse practitioner nurse-practitioner respiratory practitioner

Frequently Paired Words

practic practicable practical practice practise

Synonyms

practician

Rhymes With

commissioner conditioner petitioner parishioner

Questions

How do you pronounce practitioner?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹækˈtɪʃənəɹ/.
What does practitioner mean?
A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.
Where does practitioner come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti Proto-Hellenic *prā́t͏̌t͏̌ō Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō)der. Ancient Greek πρᾱγ- (prāg-) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós)der. Latin prācticusder. Middle French practique Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānus Old French -ien Middle French -ien Middle French practicienbor. English practician Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English practitioner Formerly practicioner for *practicianer, from practician + -er (the suffix unnecessarily added, as in musicianer).

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