/ Dictionary / Index N nurse-practitioner: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: nurse-prac•ti•tion•er Pronunciation: (nûrs'prak-tish'u-nur), [key] — n. a registered nurse who has received special training for diagnosing and treating routine or minor ailments. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: nurse-practitioner (Thesaurus) nurse-midwife nurser Related Content Daily Word Quiz: clairvoyant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language