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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Drawn to reporting by a movie Denny Jay Walsh was born Nov. 23, 1935, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Gerald Jerome Walsh, an auto mechanic, and Muriel Almeda Walsh, a beautician.
—Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
According to her social media profiles, McCray was a beautician and model with a large Instagram following.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
Born in Lincoln Hospital in 1948, the son of an electrician father and beautician mother, Kramer grew up in southwest Detroit, often spending his free time at the Boys Club of America at Livernois and Michigan.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2024
Once a Sunday school teacher and Women’s Mission Union leader at the church, Douglas was one of the first Black beauty salon owners in the city who made her shop, named Sisters, a place to teach, train and mentor young beauticians.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
Once in college, his career began as a kitchen beautician before transitioning into a salon as their shampooist.
—Essence, 10 Jan. 2024
The initial announcement ordering salons to close prompted a rare public protest early this month in Kabul, the capital, where dozens of salon owners and beauticians marched down the street while holding signs opposing the ban.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 25 July 2023
Carmona was charged with obstructing the investigation into the killing of López, 27, a single mother from Mexico City who had worked as a waitress and beautician.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
The cast animates the strange, disquieting world of beauticians who describe their craft in profound, almost holy terms.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
According to her social media profiles, McCray was a beautician and model with a large Instagram following.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
Born in Lincoln Hospital in 1948, the son of an electrician father and beautician mother, Kramer grew up in southwest Detroit, often spending his free time at the Boys Club of America at Livernois and Michigan.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2024
Once a Sunday school teacher and Women’s Mission Union leader at the church, Douglas was one of the first Black beauty salon owners in the city who made her shop, named Sisters, a place to teach, train and mentor young beauticians.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
Once in college, his career began as a kitchen beautician before transitioning into a salon as their shampooist.
—Essence, 10 Jan. 2024
The initial announcement ordering salons to close prompted a rare public protest early this month in Kabul, the capital, where dozens of salon owners and beauticians marched down the street while holding signs opposing the ban.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 25 July 2023
Carmona was charged with obstructing the investigation into the killing of López, 27, a single mother from Mexico City who had worked as a waitress and beautician.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
The cast animates the strange, disquieting world of beauticians who describe their craft in profound, almost holy terms.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Beautician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beautician. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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