practitioner
Meanings
- A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.
- One who does anything customarily or habitually.
- A sly or artful person.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti Proto-Hellenic *prā́ťťō Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-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 *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānus Old French -ien Middle French -ien Middle French practicienbor. English practician Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos 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).