-ician

noun suffix

: specialist : practitioner

beautician

Word History

Etymology

French -icien, from Old French, from Latin -ica (as in rhetorica rhetoric) + Old French -ien -ian

Kids Definition

-ician

noun suffix

-i·​cian

ˈish-ən

: one who practices or specializes in a particular field

beautician

technician

Etymology

derived from Latin -ica (noun suffix) and early French -ien (noun suffix)