practic
A person concerned with action or practice, as opposed to one concerned with theoryA person concerned with action or practice, as opposed to one concerned with theory.
Meaning
1 sensesA person concerned with action or practice, as opposed to one concerned with theory.
Origin
From Middle English practic, practik, partly from Old French practique and partly from itsFrom Middle English practic, practik, partly from Old French practique and partly from its etymon, Late Latin prācticus (“active”), from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós, “of or pertaining to action, concerned with action or business, active, practical”), from πράσσω (prássō, “to do”). Doublet of practico.
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