practitioner
//pɹækˈtɪʃənə//
formalForms
- Plural
- practitioners
Definitions
1.A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.
2.One who does anything customarily or habitually.
- On January 31, 2023, four Falun Gong practitioners in Songbu Town, Macheng City, Hubei Province were arrested. Two of the arrested are still detained as of February 25, 2023.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4623
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.
Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti
Proto-Hellenic *prā́ťťō
Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō)der.
Ancient Greek πρᾱγ- (prāg-)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos