tion.esthe little ending with big ideasLet’s practise
HomeWord endings-cian

THE -TION FAMILY · -CIAN

Words ending
in -cian.

15 classroom words with their roots, meanings and example sentences.

Is it -tion, -sion, -ssion or -cian? ↗

CLASSROOM SELECTION

-cian words, A–Z.

Showing 15 of 15 words

Classroom selection · A–Z

academician

5 syllables

academic → academician

A member of an academy or a scholar.

“The academician gave a lecture.”

beautician

3 syllables

beauty → beautician

A person who does hair, skin and nail treatments.

“The beautician painted her nails.”

clinician

3 syllables

clinic → clinician

A health worker who treats patients.

“The clinician explained the test.”

dietician

4 syllables

diet → dietician

An expert in food and healthy eating (also spelled dietitian)

“The dietician planned healthy meals.”

electrician

4 syllables

electric → electrician

A person who fits and repairs electrical wiring.

“An electrician fixed the lights.”

logician

3 syllables

logic → logician

An expert in logic and reasoning.

“The logician spotted the flaw in the argument.”

magician

3 syllables

magic → magician

A person who performs magic tricks.

“The magician pulled a coin from my ear.”

mathematician

5 syllables

mathematics → mathematician

An expert in mathematics.

“The mathematician solved the puzzle.”

musician

3 syllables

music → musician

A person who plays or writes music.

“The musician played the violin.”

optician

3 syllables

optic → optician

A person who makes glasses and contact lenses.

“The optician checked my new glasses.”

pediatrician

5 syllables

pediatric → pediatrician

A doctor who treats children (paediatrician in British English)

“The pediatrician checked the baby.”

physician

3 syllables

physic → physician

A medical doctor.

“The physician listened to my chest.”

politician

4 syllables

politic → politician

A person who works in politics.

“The politician gave a speech.”

statistician

4 syllables

statistics → statistician

An expert in collecting and studying data.

“A statistician counted the survey answers.”

technician

3 syllables

technic → technician

A person skilled in a technical job.

“A technician repaired the computer.”

Meanings and examples are written for this site and checked against Merriam-Webster (4 November 2026). Syllable counts come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary and can vary with accent. Related endings: -tion words · -sion words · -ssion words. How we choose words ↗