cosmetologist

noun

cos·me·tol·o·gist | \ ˌkäz-mə-ˈtä-lə-jist

Definition of cosmetologist

: a person licensed to provide cosmetic treatments to the hair, skin, and nails : one trained in cosmetology : beautician If you're using … any medication that might make you skin more sensitive, be sure to tell your cosmetologist.— Kathleen Conway Engles

Examples of cosmetologist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While there's a perfect match out there for everyone, cosmetologist and expert wig maker Tamika Gibson has some tips for finding the right one. — Jamie Wilson, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Apr. 2022 Olivia Kaiser, a cosmetologist who lives in metro Phoenix, was one half of last year's winning couple. — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2022 Ruth Booth, 90, a cosmetologist at Arcade Beauty Salon in Washington for more than 30 years before retiring in the 1990s, died Feb. 5 at a memory care facility in Potomac. — Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2022 Ward was a Gary West Side graduate who worked in the laundry department at Sebo’s Nursing Home in Hobart and was a licensed cosmetologist who loved braiding hair, according to her obituary. — Meredith Colias-pete, chicagotribune.com, 5 Apr. 2022 Charles Stevens of Oakland killed a college student, a mechanical engineer, a teenager and a cosmetologist in shootings on and near the freeway from April through July 1989. — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2022 Founded by perfumer and cosmetologist, Jean-Vincent Bully in 1803, the company was renowned for forward-thinking beauty products that landed it medals at Paris’ famed Expositions Universelles at the end of the 19th century. — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2021 White persevered and is now a licensed cosmetologist. — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Nov. 2021 Joi, pharmacy technician, cosmetologist and foreign exchange trader. — Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2021 See More

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