beauticiann.
/bjuːˈtɪʃn/, U.S. /bjuˈtɪʃən/ Originally U.S.
A person who provides professional services to improve the appearance of the face, body, or hair; a person who works in a beauty salon; (now also) the salon itself.
ΘΚΠ
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
1924 Los Angeles Times 31 July i. 2/8 ‘Beautician’ is a word so new it will not be found in the dictionary. But it will be there soon if delegates attending the annual convention of American cosmeticians have their way. They declared today the new word is less scientific than ‘cosmetician’ and therefore more palatable to the average tongue.
1934 Southport Visiter 8 Dec. (advt.) J. H...beautician..modern hairdressing..rejuvenating facials.
1975 Times 21 July 10/7 Artificially beautified people looking kempt and highly coloured for the hairdressers' and beauticians' trade fair.
1990 Sunday Herald (Nexis) 7 Oct. Treat yourself to a therapeutic massage at the beautician or the gym.
2002 S. Kinsella Shopaholic takes Manhattan (2005) 192 The beautician comes toward me, the wax pot in hand—and in panic I dodge behind the couch.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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