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cosmetician

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Cosmetician (noun) means someone trained to apply make-up professionally.

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Someone trained to apply make-up professionally.

"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."" — William Safire, On Language; Cosmetological Chartist (1990)

"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." — Clive Thompson, Not Ready for Their Close-Up (2005)

Someone who makes or sells beauty products.

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