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noun
Someone whose occupation is to trim and beautify the fingernail or toenails; a manicurist, in Japan and parts of Southeast Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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History
Etymology tree English nail Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English nailist From nail + -ist.
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