Aesthetician
/ˌɛs.θəˈtɪʃ.ən/noun
A specialist in skin care and beauty treatments, or a person concerned with aesthetics.
Did you know?Aesthetician ultimately traces back to Greek aisthēsis, “perception by the senses,” so the word’s deepest origin is not “beauty” but the raw act of feeling and sensing the world.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
aisthēsis
“perception, sensation, feeling through the senses”
Ancient Greek
Greek
aisthētikos
“pertaining to perception or sensory feeling”
19th Century
French/English
esthéticien
“one concerned with aesthetics or the theory of beauty”
19th Century
English
aesthetic
“relating to beauty, art, or sensory judgment”
20th Century
English
aesthetician
“a specialist in skin care and beauty treatments; also, a person devoted to aesthetics”
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