loctician
English
editEtymology
editBlend of locks + beautician
Noun
editloctician (plural locticians)
- A hairdresser who styles the hair into dreadlocks.
- 2016, Crystal Aguh, Ginette A. Okoye, Fundamentals of Ethnic Hair: The Dermatologist's Perspective, page 44:
- Consultation with a natural hair specialist or dreadlocks specialist (loctician) is recommended prior to starting the locking process.
- 2021, Maja Tabea Jerrentrup, A Twisted Style, page 68:
- Of course, there are more informal ways to get and maintain dreadlocks than to book a more or less professional loctician.