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archpractitioner

UK/ɑː(ɹ)tʃ.pɹækˈtɪʃənɚ/US/ɑɹt͡ʃ.pɹækˈtɪʃənɚ/

archpractitioner noun: a foremost practitioner.

Noun

archpractitioner (plural archpractitioners)

  1. (rare) A foremost practitioner.
    • Um jenes treue Liebe und deren Flatterhaftigkeit zu motivieren, ist er femer zur Umformung des ehrenwerten Diomedes der Ilias "into an archpractitioner of seductive wiles" gezwungen.1908, Otmar Schissel von Fleschenberg, Dares-Studien, M. Niemeyer, page 18
    • Sauter and Joyce. If they sounded like a headline act in vaudeville, it was an amusing and telling coincidence, for in many ways they were the archpractitioners of news as low-budget entertainment.1991, Liz Trotta, Fighting for Air, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 318

Forms of archpractitioner

pluralarchpractitioners
alternative formarch-practitioner

Origin of archpractitioner

From arch- + practitioner.

Questions about archpractitioner

What does archpractitioner mean?
Archpractitioner means a foremost practitioner.
What part of speech is archpractitioner?
Archpractitioner is a noun.
How do you pronounce archpractitioner?
Archpractitioner is pronounced /ɑː(ɹ)tʃ.pɹækˈtɪʃənɚ/ (UK).
What is the plural of archpractitioner?
The plural of archpractitioner is archpractitioners.

Words near archpractitioner in the dictionary

  1. archpaladins
  2. archpastor
  3. archpastors
  4. archpirate
  5. archpirates
  6. archpractitioner
  7. archpractitioners
  8. archprelate
  9. archprelates
  10. archpresbyter
  11. archpresbyteries

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