cosmeticiann.
/ˌkɒzmɪˈtɪʃən/ Originally and chiefly U.S.
An expert in cosmetics; a beautician n.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [noun] > one who beautifies > professionally
woman surgeon1629
beauty doctor1888
beauty culturist1889
beauty specialist1890
beautician1924
cosmetician1926
cosmetologist1926
visagiste1958
beauty therapist1962
aesthetician1965
1926 Amer. Speech 1 460/2 A Missouri law..speaks of hair-dressers as cosmeticians or cosmetologists.
1930 H. Rubinstein Art Feminine Beauty i. 21 At the University of Berlin, a famous cosmetician accepted me as a student.
1935 E. E. Cummings Let. 13 June (1969) 143 One of the world's wealthiest professional beautifiers (or cosmeticians, or whatever you call them).
1948 E. Waugh Loved One 38 If there are any special little difficulties in the case you must mention them to our cosmeticians.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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