loctician

English

Etymology

Blend of locks +‎ beautician

Noun

loctician (plural locticians)

1. A hairdresser who styles the hair into dreadlocks.
   • 2016, Crystal Aguh, Ginette A. Okoye, Fundamentals of Ethnic Hair: The Dermatologist's Perspective, page 44:

     Consultation with a natural hair specialist or dreadlocks specialist (loctician) is recommended prior to starting the locking process.

   • 2021, Maja Tabea Jerrentrup, A Twisted Style, page 68:

     Of course, there are more informal ways to get and maintain dreadlocks than to book a more or less professional loctician.