-ician


  1. a suffix forming personal nouns denoting occupations: beautician; mortician.

Origin of -ician

1
Extracted from musician, physician, etc., derived, with -ian, from words ending in -ic

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British Dictionary definitions for -ician

-ician

suffix forming nouns
  1. indicating a person skilled or involved in a subject or activity: physician; beautician

Origin of -ician

1
from French -icien; see -ic, -ian

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