Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

practisant

/ˈpɹæktɪzənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prac-ti-sant
IPA: /ˈpɹæktɪzənt/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who practises something; a practitioner.

noun

An agent or confederate in treachery.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"A Pope who asked you the hour and the date and the place of your birth, drew diagrams on paper, and then told you your secret vices and virtues, was a practisant of arts unholy"
"Here entered Pucelle and her practisants."

Etymology

Apparently from practise + -ant; originally modelled on French.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: practise

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

practisants (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce practisant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹæktɪzənt/.
What does practisant mean?: One who practises something; a practitioner.
Where does practisant come from?: Apparently from practise + -ant; originally modelled on French.

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