Meanings
nounloctician (plural locticians)
plural locticians
- A hairdresser who styles the hair into dreadlocks.
Of course, there are more informal ways to get and maintain dreadlocks than to book a more or less professional loctician.
2021, Maja Tabea Jerrentrup, A Twisted Style, page 681 more example
Consultation with a natural hair specialist or dreadlocks specialist (loctician) is recommended prior to starting the locking process.
2016, Crystal Aguh, Ginette A. Okoye, Fundamentals of Ethnic Hair: The Dermatologist's Perspective, page 44
Origin
Blend of locks + beautician.
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