English Explanatory Dictionary

-ician

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. forming nouns denoting occupations
  2. forming nouns denoting occupations:
  3. A person who studies or is an expert in the related -ics.

Pronunciation

/-ˈɪʃən/

Word forms

-ician

Etymology

From French -icien, from -ique f sg + -ien. By surface analysis, -ic + -ian.

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