One who is engaged in the actual use or exercise of any art or profession, particularly that of law or medicine.
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A practitioner of homeopathy.
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.
Of or pertaining to a profession, or calling; conforming to the rules or standards of a profession; following a profession; as, professional knowledg…
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
One who is acquainted with, or skilled in, anything by practice; a practitioner.
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