practitioner

practitioner — noun

1. a person who uses special training in work such as medicine or law, or who regul

1.名詞C2
釋義

a person who uses special training in work such as medicine or law, or who regularly does another activity that takes skill.

例句

The clinic hired two experienced practitioners from a large Taipei hospital.

adjective + practitioner in professional context

As a tax practitioner, Mei explains new rules to small business owners.

field + practitioner

同義詞
  • professional

    broader; can mean any paid skilled worker, not only someone actively practising a field

  • specialist

    narrower; stresses one particular area of expertise

  • expert

    stresses high skill or knowledge, not necessarily a job title

  • clinician

    mainly medical; used for healthcare workers treating patients

反義詞
  • amateur

    someone who does an activity without professional training or status

  • novice

    someone new to a field and still learning basic skills

文法句型

adjective + practitioner

field + practitioner

practitioner of + activity

用法筆記

Often follows the name of a field, especially medical, legal, tax, or mental health. It sounds formal and is more common in professional writing than in everyday talk, where a more specific title such as doctor or lawyer is often preferred.

常見錯誤

❌She is a yoga practicer.
✅She is a yoga practitioner.
💡the usual noun for a person who follows a skilled discipline is 'practitioner', not 'practicer'.
❌My brother is a practitioner at the hospital.
✅My brother is a doctor at the hospital.
💡when you know the exact job, everyday English often uses the specific title instead of the broader, more formal word 'practitioner'.