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nailist

nailist noun: someone whose occupation is to trim and beautify the fingernail or toenails; a manicurist, in Japan and parts of Southeast Asia.

Noun

nailist (plural nailists)

  1. (rare) Someone whose occupation is to trim and beautify the fingernail or toenails; a manicurist, in Japan and parts of Southeast Asia.

Forms of nailist

pluralnailists

Origin of nailist

From nail + -ist.

Questions about nailist

What does nailist mean?
Nailist means someone whose occupation is to trim and beautify the fingernail or toenails; a manicurist, in Japan and parts of Southeast Asia.
What part of speech is nailist?
Nailist is a noun.
What is the plural of nailist?
The plural of nailist is nailists.

Words near nailist in the dictionary

  1. nailing one's colours to the mast
  2. nailing someone to the wall
  3. nailing the hammer on the head
  4. nailing to the counter
  5. nailings
  6. nailist
  7. nailists
  8. nailkeg
  9. nailkegs
  10. Naill
  11. nailless

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