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beautician

American  
[byoo-tish-uhn] / bjuˈtɪʃ ən /

noun

beauticians plural
  1. a person trained to style and dress the hair; hairdresser.

  2. a manager or an employee of a beauty salon.


beautician British  
/ bjuːˈtɪʃən /

noun

  1. a person who works in or manages a beauty salon

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of beautician

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; beaut(y) + -ician

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Like many of her fellow volunteers, Hungarian beautician Krisztina Menczel sat idle in the past elections that kept nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban in power.

From Barron's Apr. 3, 2026

The beautician disclosed the house call to the club’s human resources team, one of the former employees said.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 31, 2025

Employees sent on house calls, like the 18-year-old beautician, were typically licensed by the state boards of cosmetology or massage therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 31, 2025

The investigation stalled, and Pratt was not a suspect until 1970, when Julius “Julio” Butler, a beautician and former police officer, implicated him.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 2025

“Now that we got our hackles down, what do you think of this hairdressing beautician stuff?”

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

"Many beauticians often have a little too much freedom. They think they have learned and, without being surgeons, sometimes perform surgical procedures," Kyrgyz plastic surgeon Iskender Kachkinbayev told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Once a private practitioner in London's exclusive Harley Street, Ms Jackson was now selling shortcuts to beauticians nationwide, telling our researcher: "I'm so busy."

From BBC Sep. 29, 2025

I'm grateful that my talent is being seen and I hope this can bring hope to other nail techs and other beauticians.

From BBC Dec. 9, 2024

She sat patiently as ardent beauticians prepared her for her formal investiture, a highlight of the three-day festival — or vela — that celebrates muxe culture here every November.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2024

“The beauticians got a group, they marched. Everybody marched after the teachers marched.”

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

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