beautician

noun

beau·​ti·​cian byü-ˈti-shən How to pronounce beautician (audio)
plural beauticians
: a person licensed to provide cosmetic treatments to the hair, skin, and nails : cosmetologist
Although there are no data to prove it, some beauticians hold that the health and physical-fitness boom has sanctioned a concern for the well-being of the body that in the past might have appeared vain and unmasculine.Deborah Blumenthal

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His mother was a beautician, according to family friends, and his father worked at a facility to store grain, according to an obituary of his father. Amy Julia Harris, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024 These include private households that employ domestic workers and groundskeepers; food service and drinking establishments; personal service providers such as beauticians, massage therapists, parking attendants and animal caretakers; and farms. Jefrey Canova and Ciaran Conneely, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Feb. 2024 Matlock, the son of a truck driver and a beautician, is an internal plant auditor at Chicago Assembly known as a quality operating systems coordinator. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024 The Guardian reported that, Davey, a beautician and a mother of two, was pronounced dead at the scene after first responders arrived. David Chiu, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for beautician 

Word History

Etymology

beauty + -ician

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of beautician was in 1924

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“Beautician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beautician. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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beautician

noun
beau·​ti·​cian byü-ˈtish-ən How to pronounce beautician (audio)

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