manicurist
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manicurist — man i*cur ist, n. [F., fr. L. manus hand + curare to cure.] A person who makes a business of taking care of people s hands, especially their fingernails; formerly called a {manicure}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
manicurist — 1884, from MANICURE (Cf. manicure) (n.) after its sense shifted + IST (Cf. ist) … Etymology dictionary
manicurist — [man′i kyoor΄ist] n. a person whose work is giving manicures … English World dictionary
manicurist — UK [ˈmænɪkjʊərɪst] / US [ˈmænɪˌkjʊrɪst] noun [countable] Word forms manicurist : singular manicurist plural manicurists someone whose job is to give people manicures … English dictionary
manicurist — manicure man i*cure, n. [F., fr. L. manus hand + curare to cure.] A person who makes a business of taking care of people s hands, especially their nails; an older term for a {manicurist}. [1913 Webster] [Men] who had taken good care of their… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
manicurist — [[t]mæ̱nɪkjʊərɪst[/t]] manicurists N COUNT A manicurist is a person whose job is manicuring people s hands and nails … English dictionary
manicurist — manicure ► NOUN ▪ a cosmetic treatment of the hands and nails. ► VERB 1) give a manicure to. 2) (manicured) (of a lawn or garden) neatly trimmed and maintained. DERIVATIVES manicurist noun. ORIGIN from Lati … English terms dictionary
manicurist — noun Date: 1889 a person who gives manicures … New Collegiate Dictionary
manicurist — /man i kyoor ist/, n. a person who gives manicures. [1885 90; MANICURE + IST] * * * … Universalium
manicurist — man|i|cur|ist [ˈmænıkjuərıst US kjur ] n someone whose job is to cut and polish people s nails … Dictionary of contemporary English
