aesthetician

noun

aes·​the·​ti·​cian ˌes-thə-ˈti-shən How to pronounce aesthetician (audio)
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

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Celeste Rodrigues is a celebrity aesthetician based in Los Angeles. Claire Sullivan, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024 Kristin Gunn is a licensed medical aesthetician and the owner of Beaux MedSpa in Austin, TX. Iman Balagam, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2024 Banks plays Hope Goldman, an aesthetician in Hollywood with a sterling clientele; director and co-writer Austin Peters zips through her rise to success before the opening credits are over. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2024 In Skincare, Banks plays a celebrity aesthetician named Hope Goldman who's on top of her game until she's rocked by a scandal when her email is hacked — seemingly by a rival aesthetician who just moved to town. Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for aesthetician 

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of aesthetician was in 1829

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“Aesthetician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aesthetician. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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