manicurist en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English manicure Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English manicurist From manicure + -ist.
Meanings
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A person who performs manicures.
Ser Perth cut his words off with a sharp laugh. "Maybe a man. But who said you were a man, Dave Hanson? Can't you even understand that? You're only half human. The other half is mandrake—a plant that is related to humanity through shapes and signs by magic. We make simulacra out of mandrakes—like the manicurist in the barber shop. And sometimes we use a mandrake root to capture the essence of a real man, in which case he's a mandrake-man, like you. Human? No. But a very good imitation, I must admit."
1963, Lester del Rey, The Sky Is Falling:Again and again, I watched as manicurists, bowed over a hand or a foot of a client, some young as seven, say, “I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m so, so sorry,” when they had done nothing wrong.
2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 91:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| manicurists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (31)
de Nagelpflegerin (manicurist) · cs manikér (manicurist) · de Handpfleger (manicurist) · de Maniküristin (manicurist) · sv manikyrist (manicurist) · fi manikyristi (manicurist) · cmn 修甲師 /修甲师 (manicurist) · es manicura (manicurist) · ru маникю́рщица (manicurist) · de Handpflegerin (manicurist) · tl manikurista (manicurist) · vo namikälan (manicurist) · es manicurista (manicurist) · cmn 指甲修剪師 /指甲修剪师 (manicurist) · pt manicure (manicurist) · ceb manikyurista (manicurist) · de Manikürist (manicurist) · pt manicuro (manicurist) · ru маникю́рша (manicurist) · vo namihikälan (manicurist) · ro manichiuristă (manicurist) · es manicure (manicurist) · de Maniküre (manicurist) · fr manucure (manicurist) · es manicuro (manicurist) · ceb manikurista (manicurist) · cmn 美甲師 /美甲师 (manicurist) · de Nagelpfleger (manicurist) · vo namijikälan (manicurist) · cs manikérka (manicurist) · cmn 指甲美化師 /指甲美化师 (manicurist)