also: じゅっしゃ
noun
Refers to someone who practices a specialized technique or art, such as medicine, sorcery, fortune-telling, or martial arts. Often used in formal or technical contexts.
彼は伝統医学の術者として知られている。
He is known as a practitioner of traditional medicine.
その占いの術者は多くの人から信頼されている。
That fortune-telling practitioner is trusted by many people.
専門家 is a general term for expert or specialist in any field, while 術者 emphasizes practical skill in a specific technique or art, often with a traditional or esoteric nuance.
施術者 specifically refers to a person who performs a treatment or procedure, especially in medical or therapeutic contexts, whereas 術者 is broader and can include sorcery or fortune-telling.
Compound of 術 (technique, art) and 者 (person). The reading じゅっしゃ is a variant with gemination, likely influenced by colloquial pronunciation.