cosmetician

/ˈkɑzməˌtɪʃən/
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Other forms: cosmeticians

Definitions of cosmetician
  1. noun
    someone who sells or applies cosmetics
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    type of:
    marketer, seller, trafficker, vender, vendor
    someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
  2. noun
    someone who works in a beauty parlor
    synonyms: beautician
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    types:
    manicurist
    a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernails
    parer
    a manicurist who trims the fingernails
    type of:
    artificer, artisan, craftsman, journeyman
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
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