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manicurist

[man-i-kyoo r-ist]
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noun
  1. a person who gives manicures.
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Origin of manicurist

First recorded in 1885–90; manicure + -ist
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  • Her manicurist and her hairdresser will eat up as much as you pay for your board.

    The Easiest Way

    Eugene Walter and Arthur Hornblow

  • There was the address of a manicurist, a programme of the Empire.

    The Golden Web

    Anthony Partridge

  • This touched my professional pride as manicurist and lady's-maid.

  • How can the barber support the manicurist who has had twelve?

  • Many men tip the manicurist as much as they pay for the service.

    The Itching Palm

    William R Scott

British Dictionary definitions for manicurist

manicurist

noun
  1. a person who gives manicures, esp as a profession
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Word Origin and History for manicurist

n.

1884, from manicure (n.) after its sense shifted + -ist.

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