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/byooh tish"euhn/, n.1. a person trained to style and dress the hair; hairdresser. Cf. esthetician.2. a manager or an employee of a beauty parlor.[1920-25, Amer.; BEAUT(Y) + -ICIAN]
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Universalium. 2010.
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beautician — first recorded 1924, Amer.Eng. (the Cleveland, Ohio, telephone directory, to be precise), from BEAUTY (Cf. beauty) + ending as in technician. Beauty salon is from 1922, a substitution for prosaic beauty shop (1901) … Etymology dictionary
beautician — ► NOUN ▪ a person whose job is to give beauty treatments … English terms dictionary
beautician — ☆ beautician [byo͞o tish′ən ] n. a person who does hair styling, manicures, etc. in a beauty salon; cosmetologist … English World dictionary
beautician — UK [bjuːˈtɪʃ(ə)n] / US [bjəˈtɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms beautician : singular beautician plural beauticians someone whose job is to give people beauty treatments … English dictionary
beautician — [[t]bjuːtɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] beauticians N COUNT A beautician is a person whose job is giving people beauty treatments such as doing their nails, treating their skin, and putting on their make up … English dictionary
beautician — noun Etymology: beauty + ician Date: 1924 cosmetologist … New Collegiate Dictionary
beautician — noun One who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments. See Also: beauty, beautiful, beautifully … Wiktionary
beautician — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. hairdresser, manicurist, coiffurist … English dictionary for students
beautician — beau|ti|cian [bju:ˈtıʃən] n someone whose job is to give beauty treatments to your skin, hair etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
beautician — beau|ti|cian [ bjə tıʃn ] noun count someone whose job is to give people beauty treatments or cut and style women s hair … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
