beautician
noun
beau·ti·cian
byü-ˈti-shən 
plural beauticians
: a person licensed to provide cosmetic treatments to the hair, skin, and nails : cosmetologist
Although there are no data to prove it, some beauticians hold that the health and physical-fitness boom has sanctioned a concern for the well-being of the body that in the past might have appeared vain and unmasculine.—
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The daughter of a father who worked as an autoworker and handyman and a mother who worked as a beautician, Cheeks Kilpatrick was a Detroit public schools teacher for almost a decade before entering politics.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
She was inspired to pursue hairstyling as a profession after growing up in the Bay Area, witnessing her mother’s career as a beautician.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Never allow a hairstylist to mix alcohol with scissors, as the beautician tasked to trim the SVU star's locks at the time had done prior.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
When graduates of a basic beautician course said the market wanted nail art and advanced hairstyling, the team launched an advanced track in Bhopal.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
She was inspired to pursue hairstyling as a profession after growing up in the Bay Area, witnessing her mother’s career as a beautician.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Never allow a hairstylist to mix alcohol with scissors, as the beautician tasked to trim the SVU star's locks at the time had done prior.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
When graduates of a basic beautician course said the market wanted nail art and advanced hairstyling, the team launched an advanced track in Bhopal.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Beautician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beautician. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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beautician
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beau·ti·cian
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