aesthetician

noun

aes·​the·​ti·​cian ˌes-thə-ˈti-shən 

variants or less commonly esthetician

1

: a specialist in aesthetics (see aesthetic entry 2 sense 1)

Encountering such designs, we have the aestheticians to tell us that they are rhythmic ways of filling space and of pleasing the eye.

—Guy Davenpo

For the aesthetician, wildlife art is an enigma of stability in a century of ever-changing trends.

—Chuck Wechsler

2

: a person licensed to provide cosmetic skin care treatments and services (such as facials, hair removal, and makeup application)

In a dark booth at the back of the beauty salon, the aesthetician put me on a table and applied a series of ointments to my face, some cool, some warmed.

—Phyllis Rose

But instead of hot wax, the aesthetician smooths a heated preparation of sugar, lemon juice, water, and sometimes glycerin over the skin before pulling it off with either her fingers or a strip of cloth.

—Valerie Monroe

Examples of aesthetician in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The actress told the outlet that she had been first clued in to the facial by an aesthetician. —Lauren Huff, EW.com, 12 July 2024

Magazine in 2023, relaying her conversation with an aesthetician. —Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 July 2024

Courtney Rashidi is a licensed aesthetician in Alexandria, Kentucky. —Audrey Noble, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Aug. 2023

It can be done in-office by a licensed aesthetician with a surgical scalpel, or even at home with a proper dermaplaning device. —Audrey Noble, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Aug. 2023

Word History

Etymology

aesthetic(s) + -ian entry 1

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1