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# practitioner

noun (a practitioner, practitioners)

«practitioner» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A practitioner is a person who does a skilled job, especially a doctor, nurse or lawyer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practitioner/#m1)
2. A practitioner of something is a person who regularly does it: a practitioner of yoga. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practitioner/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health it appears in «general practitioner» (GP), the family doctor in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. In formal writing it describes professionals. Phrases: «general practitioner», «health practitioner», «nurse practitioner».

### Examples

- Our general practitioner is Dr Patel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practitioner/#x1)
- Go to your GP if the cough goes on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practitioner/#x2)
- A nurse practitioner checked my ear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practitioner/#x3)
- She is a practitioner of karate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practitioner/#x4)
- All health practitioners must keep records safe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practitioner/#x5)
- The practitioner explained the treatment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practitioner/#x6)
- Dentists and doctors are health practitioners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practitioner/#x7)
- He is a skilled practitioner of law. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practitioner/#x8)

### Note

GP = general practitioner. Stress: prac-TISH-un-er. Formal word; everyday speech says «doctor».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «practitioner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practitioner/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«practitioner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/practitioner.html) on Mova free.