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beautician

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

noun

  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

Etymology

Origin of beautician

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

Example Sentences

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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

The BBC also found a Wirral beautician who had undertaken one of the training courses offered by Pearly White Diamonds.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 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

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