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beautician

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English

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Etymology

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Blend of beauty +‎ technician, originally coined in Cleveland, Ohio, c. 1920s.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /bjuːˈtɪ(t)ʃən/
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Noun

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beautician (plural beauticians)

  1. Someone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments.
    Synonyms: aesthetician, esthetician, cosmetician, cosmetologist
    Near-synonyms: hairstylist, hairdresser
    • 1954, Ian Fleming, “Nigger Heaven”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 50:
      He was struck by the number of barbers’ saloons and ‘beauticians’.

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