-ician /ɪʃ
ən/ 
 suffix [in nouns][
Language: Old French; 
Origin: -icien, from Latin -ica + Old French -ien '-ian']
 a skilled worker who deals with a particular thing: 
 a beautician  (=someone who gives beauty treatments)
 a beautician  (=someone who gives beauty treatments) a technician  (=someone with technical or scientific skills)
 a technician  (=someone with technical or scientific skills)  [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲