as in beautician
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a person whose job is to give beauty treatments to women by washing and cutting hair, applying makeup, etc.
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Recent Examples of cosmetologist
Williams had worked her entire life, first as a dorm mother at Florida A & M University and later as a cosmetologist.
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Texans applying for or renewing certain professional licenses, like electricians, barbers, cosmetologists or HVAC specialists, may now be asked to show proof of legal status.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Domestic violence training for cosmetologists Licensed hairdressers, nail technicians, barbers and other cosmetologists in Maryland will now be required to complete a one-hour domestic violence awareness training to renew their professional licenses.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Texans applying for or renewing certain professional licenses, like electricians, barbers, cosmetologists or HVAC specialists, may now be asked to show proof of legal status.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Domestic violence training for cosmetologists Licensed hairdressers, nail technicians, barbers and other cosmetologists in Maryland will now be required to complete a one-hour domestic violence awareness training to renew their professional licenses.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cosmetologist
Noun
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Throughout the summer, celebrity beautician Iván Pol acts as resident facialist.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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Many dermatologists, makeup artists and beauticians now offer RLT treatments due to the range of aesthetic benefits the treatments provide.—
John Graham Harper,
Forbes.com,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If all that counts is inward essence, what the hell were those teams of makeup artists, coiffeurs, and cinematographers employed by the major studios, in the golden age, doing all day?—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2024
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Toussaint, who was literate, socially adroit and a talented fiddler, was apprenticed as a coiffeur and was permitted to keep some of his earnings; Schuyler and her sister-in-law, Eliza Hamilton — the wife of Alexander Hamilton — were among his earliest clients.—
Elizabeth Stone,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2024
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“Cosmetologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosmetologist. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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