-ician

/-ˈɪʃən/

suffix

forming nouns denoting occupations

“phonetics + -ician → phonetician”

OriginFrench -icien →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. forming nouns denoting occupations
  2. forming nouns denoting occupations:
    1. A person who studies or is an expert in the related -ics.

      phonetics + -ician → phonetician

      1 more example

      obstetrics + -ician → obstetrician

Origin

  1. French-icien
  2. English-ician

From French -icien, from -ique f sg + -ien. By surface analysis, -ic + -ian.

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Cite this entry
APA

-ician. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ician

MLA

“-ician.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ician. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ician,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ician.

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