manicuristn.
/ˈmanᵻkjʊərɪst/, /ˈmanᵻkjɔːrɪst/, U.S. /ˈmænəˌkjʊrəst/ A person who gives manicure treatment, esp. professionally; = manicure n. 1.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the body > [noun] > beautification of the hands and feet > one who treats hands
manicure1877
manicurist1889
nail polisher1949
1889 Columbus (Ohio) Disp. 25 May Ladies who patronize the manicurist.
1900 Nature 26 July 294/2 The surgeons, though they had ceased to rank with manicurists and barbers, were often little better than bone-setters.
1918 M. B. Owen Typewriting Speed 137 In order to have nice hands and to keep the fingers in good condition, it is not necessary..to ever go to a manicurist.
1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies ix. 150 There's our Lily now. You know how she would go in for being a manicurist.
1950 Commentary 9 460/2 The owner of the local barber shop..installed a zoftig blond manicurist.
1975 E. Ellenbogen tr. G. Simenon Maigret & Loner i. 12 Apprentices..training as manicurists.
1987 A. Miller Timebends i. 33 Stella became a manicurist after Hymie's death.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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