Manicurist

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 hands by wearing
           gloves and availing themselves of the services of a
           manicure.                                --Pop. Sci.
                                                    Monthly.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  manicurist
       n : a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the
           fingernails