word-vault/dist/data/cards/pr/practitioner.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "practitioner",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person who works in a profession, especially medicine or law",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "dental practitioners"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a qualified practitioner"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Healthcare", "Jobs"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who regularly does a particular activity, especially one that requires skill",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "one of the greatest practitioners of science fiction"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prækˈtɪʃənə(r)/",
                "audio": "pr/practitioner/practitioner__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prækˈtɪʃənər/",
                "audio": "pr/practitioner/practitioner__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: extension of obsolete practitian, variant of practician, from Old French practicien, from practique ‘practical’, via late Latin from Greek praktikos ‘concerned with action’, from prattein ‘do, act’."
}