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-ician

American  

  1. a suffix forming personal nouns denoting occupations.

    beautician; mortician.
-ician British  

suffix

  1. indicating a person skilled or involved in a subject or activity

    physician

    beautician
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Etymology

Origin of -ician

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

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