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cosmetician

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person skilled at applying cosmetics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who manufactures or sells cosmetics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who works in a beauty parlor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: beautician

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer

Narrower terms: manicurist

4

noun

Meaning 4

someone who sells or applies cosmetics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: seller, marketer, vender, vendor, trafficker

History

Etymology

From cosmetics + -ician.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Kosmetiker — a person skilled at applying cosmetics
  • German: Kosmetikerin — a person skilled at applying cosmetics
  • Greek: μακιγιέρ (makigiér) — a person skilled at applying cosmetics
  • Greek: μακιγιέζ (makigiéz) — a person skilled at applying cosmetics
  • Polish: kosmetyk — a person skilled at applying cosmetics
  • Polish: kosmetyczka — a person skilled at applying cosmetics
  • Portuguese: esteticista — a person skilled at applying cosmetics
  • Romanian: cosmetician — a person skilled at applying cosmetics
  • Romanian: cosmeticiană — a person skilled at applying cosmetics
  • Russian: космето́лог (kosmetólog) — a person skilled at applying cosmetics
  • Russian: космети́чка (kosmetíčka) — a person skilled at applying cosmetics