Meanings
nounbeautician (plural beauticians)
plural beauticians
- Someone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments.
Near-synonyms: hairstylist, hairdresser
1 more example
He was struck by the number of barbers’ saloons and ‘beauticians’.
1954, Ian Fleming, “Nigger Heaven”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 50Synonyms: aesthetician, esthetician, cosmetician, cosmetologist, hairstylist, hairdresser
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments.
More synonyms by meaning
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Blend of beauty + technician, originally coined in Cleveland, Ohio, c. 1920s.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian козмети́к, козмети́чка
- козмети́к (kozmetík)one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
- козмети́чка (kozmetíčka)one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
Catalan estetista, esteticista
- estetistaone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
- esteticistaone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
Chinese Mandarin 美容師 /美容师
- 美容師 /美容师 (měiróngshī)one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
Czech kosmetik, kosmetička
- kosmetikone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
- kosmetičkaone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
Dutch schoonheidsspecialist, schoonheidsspecialiste
- schoonheidsspecialistone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
- schoonheidsspecialisteone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
Finnish kauneudenhoitaja
- kauneudenhoitajaone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
French esthéticien, esthéticienne
- esthéticienone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
- esthéticienneone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
German Kosmetiker, Kosmetikerin
- Kosmetikerone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
- Kosmetikerinone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
- Schönheitspflegerone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
- Schönheitspflegerinone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
Greek αισθητικός
- αισθητικός (aisthitikós)one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
Hungarian kozmetikus
- kozmetikusone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
Irish sciamhlann
- sciamhlannone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
Japanese 美容師
- 美容師 (biyōshi)one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
Korean 미용사
- 미용사 (miyongsa)one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
Polish kosmetyk, kosmetyczka
- kosmetykone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
- kosmetyczkaone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
Portuguese esteticista
- esteticistaone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
Romanian cosmetician, cosmeticiană
- cosmeticianone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
- cosmeticianăone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
- esteticianone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
- esteticianăone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
Russian космето́лог, космети́чка
- космето́лог (kosmetólog)one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
- космети́чка (kosmetíčka)one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
Spanish esteticista
- esteticistaone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
Swedish kosmetolog
- kosmetologone who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
Ukrainian космето́лог
- космето́лог (kosmetóloh)one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
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APA
beautician. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beautician
MLA
“beautician.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beautician. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beautician,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beautician.
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