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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Coverage was lowest — at 12.7 percent — among licensed independent practitioners.
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Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Trying to look under the hood and see how these new tests work, what genes are involved, getting large clinical trials underway that are evaluated by independent practitioners and experts in the field, and just really understanding what's going on can be difficult.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
Coverage was lowest — at 12.7 percent — among licensed independent practitioners.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Bhakta said practitioners at Mercy are grateful for the opportunity to help shape the next generation of medical professionals who will care for the region.
—Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 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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