different between practicable vs practitioner

English

Etymology

From French praticable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?ækt?k?b?l/

Adjective

practicable (not comparable)

1. Capable of being accomplished; feasible.
   • 1986, Fred Matheny, Solo Cycling: How to Train and Race Bicycle Time Trials (page 136)

     The law in most states says that cyclists must ride as far to the right as is practicable.

2. Serving a useful function; useful, functional or handy.
3. Available for use; accessible or employable.

Usage notes

Example of use contrasted with practical:

• "While others might agree that it really was practical to rewrite the entire section, it just was not truly practicable given other considerations."

Synonyms

• (capable of being accomplished): feasible, workable
• usable

Antonyms

• impracticable

Derived terms

• practicability
• practicableness
• practicably

Related terms

• practical

Translations

Spanish

Adjective

practicable (plural practicables)

1. practicable, feasible

English

Etymology

Formerly practicioner for *practicianer, from practician + -er (the suffix unnecessarily added, as in musicianer).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p?æk?t???n?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /p?æk?t???n??/

Noun

practitioner (plural practitioners)

1. A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.
2. One who does anything customarily or habitually.
3. (dated) A sly or artful person.
   • c. 1572, John Whitgift, Admonition to the Parliament

     […] the men of St. John's were cunning practitioners, in shaking off their Masters and Heads.

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References

• practitioner at OneLook Dictionary Search