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nail technician

British  

noun

  1. a person whose job is to take care of and decorate people's fingernails

"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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In the affidavit, Santander laid out the story of a 60-year-old nail technician who’d saved for years toward a dream of opening her own salon.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Her dream is to be a nail technician and she is saving up to complete an online course.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2025

"We don't want wheelbarrows - we want money! We want the 6,000," said Bernard Mandahana, a 21-year-old nail technician.

From Reuters Aug. 12, 2022

“I think of it as going to a hair stylist or nail technician; everyone has their own sense of style.”

From Slate Aug. 8, 2022

“It’s a British staple,” said El Jepson, a nail technician who frequents Chunks.

From Seattle Times Apr. 10, 2022

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