beautician en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /bjuːˈtɪ(t)ʃən/ (UK)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Blend of beauty + technician, originally coined in Cleveland, Ohio, c. 1920s.
Meanings
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Someone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments.
Near-synonyms: hairstylist, hairdresser
He was struck by the number of barbers’ saloons and ‘beauticians’.
1954, Ian Fleming, “Nigger Heaven”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 50:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beauticians | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
beauty · beautifully · beautification · beautiful
Synonyms
hairdresser · cosmetician · cosmetologist · hairstylist · esthetician · aesthetician
Translations (38)
nl schoonheidsspecialist (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · ru космети́чка (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · lb Estheticienne (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · cs kosmetik (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · de Schönheitspfleger (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · ko 미용사 (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · pl kosmetyczka (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · de Kosmetiker (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · sv kosmetolog (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · mk козметичарка (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · ro estetician (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · ca estetista (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · be касмето́лаг (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · fr esthéticien (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · ro esteticiană (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · cs kosmetička (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · de Schönheitspflegerin (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · bg козмети́чка (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · ja 美容師 (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · de Kosmetikerin (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · ga sciamhlann (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · cmn 美容師 /美容师 (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · fi kauneudenhoitaja (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · el αισθητικός (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · ru космето́лог (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · pt esteticista (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · uk космето́лог (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · es esteticista (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · lb Estheticien (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · nl schoonheidsspecialiste (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · bg козмети́к (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · fr esthéticienne (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · ca esteticista (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · hu kozmetikus (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · ro cosmeticiană (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · ro cosmetician (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · mk козметичар (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) · pl kosmetyk (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments)