practitioner
noun
prac·ti·tion·er
prak-ˈti-sh(ə-)nər 
1
: one who practices
especially
: one who practices a profession
2
Christian Science
: an authorized healer
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a French doctor who was once the most famous practitioner of natural childbirth
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Pivoting the language of DEI allows practitioners to continue to do the work without being targeted.
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Julie Kratz, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The answer, in Swift’s song and Nye’s response, is to poetry — and to the verdant Lake District of Britain where so many of its practitioners, especially during the Romantic era, thrived (and, yes, in William Wordsworth’s case, also died).
—Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
As with many injectable procedures, the cost really depends on your location, as well as the way a practitioner charges for treatments.
—Tori Crowther, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
Further details revealed in the membership update include 800 creative practitioners joining BAFTA as full voting members, with 8,100 film voters in total and 6,000 for TV.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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Julie Kratz, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The answer, in Swift’s song and Nye’s response, is to poetry — and to the verdant Lake District of Britain where so many of its practitioners, especially during the Romantic era, thrived (and, yes, in William Wordsworth’s case, also died).
—Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
As with many injectable procedures, the cost really depends on your location, as well as the way a practitioner charges for treatments.
—Tori Crowther, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
Further details revealed in the membership update include 800 creative practitioners joining BAFTA as full voting members, with 8,100 film voters in total and 6,000 for TV.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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practitioner
noun
prac·ti·tion·er
prak-ˈtish-(ə-)nər
: one who practices a profession and especially medicine
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