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n. - Someone who tries a learned profession.

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Usage examples (13)
  • But Philip, as he frequently said, was preeminently a "practician," wherefore he gently covered the girl with his coat, busied himself with the lantern and, for various...
  • For a practician faced with the task of putting digested slurry to good use, the following tendential observations may be helpful:
  • On the other side of the Channel, Pitt, the ablest practician, and
  • All operations were performed by the general practician or surgeon.
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