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-ician

American

a suffix forming personal nouns denoting occupations.

beautician; mortician.

-ician British

suffix

indicating a person skilled or involved in a subject or activity

physician
beautician

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Etymology

Origin of -ician

Extracted from musician, physician, etc., derived, with -ian, from words ending in -ic

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