cosmetician

American

[koz-mi-tish-uhn] / ˌkɒz mɪˈtɪʃ ən /

noun

a person who manufactures or sells cosmetics.
a person professionally engaged in the application of cosmetics.

cosmetician British

/ ˌkɒzmɪˈtɪʃən /

noun

a person who makes, sells, or applies cosmetics

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Etymology

Origin of cosmetician

First recorded in 1925–30; cosmet(ic) + -ician

Example Sentences

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Now a cosmetician enters with her pencils and brushes.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2023

Max Factor was born Maksymilian Faktorowicz in Lodz, then part of Russia, and became the cosmetician for the Imperial Russian Grand Opera before leaving for America.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2021

He was married three times, once to screenwriter Mary Ann Murphy, then to actress Elizabeth Saxon before marrying Gloria Martel, a cosmetician, in 2008.

From Fox News • Jul. 26, 2020

A Chicago policeman wants to marry a mortuary cosmetician, but his feisty Irish mother won’t let him.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2019

I’d spent the better part of the day in Alice’s staggeringly vast bathroom, a helpless victim as she played hairdresser and cosmetician.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

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