cosmetician

From cosmetics +‎ -ician.^[1]

cosmetician (plural cosmeticians)

1. A person skilled at applying cosmetics.
   • 1990 June 10, William Safire, “On Language; Cosmetological Chartist”, in The New York Times Magazine‎^[1], archived from the original on 25 May 2015:

     Is that like a cosmetician? "A cosmetician can refer to a person with little training," she explained, "who works, say, in a department store to sell and apply makeup."

   • 2005 June 12, Clive Thompson, “Not Ready for Their Close-Up”, in The New York Times Magazine‎^[2], archived from the original on 9 February 2021:

     And interestingly, many cosmeticians predict that high-def could actually reduce the amount of plastic surgery in Hollywood, because the tiny seams look Frankensteinian at such high resolution.

2. A person who manufactures or sells cosmetics.

• beautician
• cosmetologist

• encomiastic

From cosmetică +‎ -ian.

• IPA^(key): /kos.me.ti.t͡ʃiˈan/

cosmetician m (plural cosmeticieni, feminine equivalent cosmeticiană)

1. cosmetician, beautician

• cosmetolog
• estetician

• “cosmetician”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025