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 salon had a private area where women with thinning hair could get scalp treatments that included massages from their late beautician sister Carla Taylor and oils formulated by their mother.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
His mother was a beautician and his father was employed at a local grain elevator, according to an obituary.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
His mother was a beautician, according to family friends, and his father worked at a facility to store grain, according to an obituary of his father.
—Amy Julia Harris, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
These include private households that employ domestic workers and groundskeepers; food service and drinking establishments; personal service providers such as beauticians, massage therapists, parking attendants and animal caretakers; and farms.
—Jefrey Canova and Ciaran Conneely, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Feb. 2024
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
His mother was a beautician and his father was employed at a local grain elevator, according to an obituary.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
His mother was a beautician, according to family friends, and his father worked at a facility to store grain, according to an obituary of his father.
—Amy Julia Harris, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
These include private households that employ domestic workers and groundskeepers; food service and drinking establishments; personal service providers such as beauticians, massage therapists, parking attendants and animal caretakers; and farms.
—Jefrey Canova and Ciaran Conneely, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Beautician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beautician. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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beautician
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