Practitioner

Practitioner
Practitioner Prac*ti"tion*er, n. [From {Practician}.] 1. One who is engaged in the actual use or exercise of any art or profession, particularly that of law or medicine. --Crabbe. [1913 Webster]

2. One who does anything customarily or habitually. [1913 Webster]

3. A sly or artful person. --Whitgift. [1913 Webster]

{General practitioner}. See under {General}, 2. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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