单词 | pedicurist |
释义 | pedicuristn. A person who is responsible for the medical or surgical care of the feet and toenails, or (now more usually) for their cosmetic treatment; = pedicure n. 1. Cf. chiropodist n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > healer > paramedic > [noun] > chiropodist pedicure1784 chiropodist1785 pedicurist1870 podiatrist1914 1870 W. Chambers Wintering at Mentone v. 61 The pedicurist..takes his stand behind a table and chair. 1931 Times 7 May 1/3 (advt.) Manicurists, masseuses, and Chinese pedicurist. 1962 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 68 236/2 Sometimes the goals at stake are not important: no one really needs the services of a pedicurist. 1992 N.Y. Times 23 Aug. i. 1/1 A California man with AIDS sues a pedicurist for refusing to cut his toenails. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1870 |
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