barber
1 of 2noun
bar·ber ˈbär-bər 
: one whose business is cutting and dressing hair, shaving and trimming beards, and performing related services
barber
2 of 2verb
barbered; barbering ˈbär-b(ə-)riŋ
transitive verb
: to perform the services of a barber for : trim or groom the hair or beard of
intransitive verb
: to perform the services of a barber
Synonyms
Noun
- haircutter
- hairdresser
- hairstylist
- stylist
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Example Sentences
Noun He goes to a barber downtown. went to the barber to get his hair cut and his beard trimmed
Recent Examples on the Web
Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Josh Groban: singer, actor and demon barber of Fleet Street. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2022 Colberg is still the only barber who touches Brandon Belt’s beard. Kikue Higuchi, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Aug. 2022 Gender-neutral barber-salons are places of self-exploration and self-expression for all. Kalle Oskari Mattila, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2022 This summer's fresh haircut actually isn't the first time Kaia has played the role of barber for her dad. Emma Becker, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022 Then, there were pictures that got leaked of me kissing a woman with a flawless barber fade. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Ten minutes passed before a bystander walked by and took the amateur barber up on his offer of a free trim. Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022 While on a Navy ship, Gorzycki started watching the barber on board do his job. Sydney Page, Washington Post, 27 July 2022 Tatyana Turner, baltimoresun.com, 14 Dec. 2020 The new campus will have a 28-chair clinic classroom, 12-chair barbering clinic classroom and five large classroom spaces for more training. Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2020 Roger Federer, while not infallible, can play when there is barbered grass underfoot. The Si Staff, SI.com, 29 June 2018 Ethos, Jacobs’ barbering biz featuring a traveling grooming station, was born. Elizabeth Wellington, Philly.com, 21 June 2018 Missouri law requires a training course of 1,000 hours for barbering and 1,500 hours for hairdressing, followed by a licensing exam. Tony Rizzo, kansascity, 11 Jan. 2018 The center offers auto and collision training in several garage bays, a welding shop, a dental lab, a cosmetology and barbering center, graphic arts and a culinary arts program. Carole Carlson, Post-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2017 But barbering was hard on daddy’s feet, and mother was homesick. WSJ, 19 Dec. 2017 There are still all kinds of souvenirs and reminders of the two Italian barbers and their customers: postcards stuck into the mirrors, decades of shavers and other barbering gadgetry. Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 12 Oct. 2017 See More
Noun
The space even has a barber pole hanging outside, but nobody goes there to get their haircut. Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Josh Groban: singer, actor and demon barber of Fleet Street. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2022 Colberg is still the only barber who touches Brandon Belt’s beard. Kikue Higuchi, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Aug. 2022 Gender-neutral barber-salons are places of self-exploration and self-expression for all. Kalle Oskari Mattila, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2022 This summer's fresh haircut actually isn't the first time Kaia has played the role of barber for her dad. Emma Becker, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022 Then, there were pictures that got leaked of me kissing a woman with a flawless barber fade. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Ten minutes passed before a bystander walked by and took the amateur barber up on his offer of a free trim. Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022 While on a Navy ship, Gorzycki started watching the barber on board do his job. Sydney Page, Washington Post, 27 July 2022 Verb
From the porch of his childhood home in Cherry Hill to barber shops across Baltimore, Troy Staton, 52, has cut hair for nearly four decades. Tatyana Turner, baltimoresun.com, 14 Dec. 2020 The new campus will have a 28-chair clinic classroom, 12-chair barbering clinic classroom and five large classroom spaces for more training. Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2020 Roger Federer, while not infallible, can play when there is barbered grass underfoot. The Si Staff, SI.com, 29 June 2018 Ethos, Jacobs’ barbering biz featuring a traveling grooming station, was born. Elizabeth Wellington, Philly.com, 21 June 2018 Missouri law requires a training course of 1,000 hours for barbering and 1,500 hours for hairdressing, followed by a licensing exam. Tony Rizzo, kansascity, 11 Jan. 2018 The center offers auto and collision training in several garage bays, a welding shop, a dental lab, a cosmetology and barbering center, graphic arts and a culinary arts program. Carole Carlson, Post-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2017 But barbering was hard on daddy’s feet, and mother was homesick. WSJ, 19 Dec. 2017 There are still all kinds of souvenirs and reminders of the two Italian barbers and their customers: postcards stuck into the mirrors, decades of shavers and other barbering gadgetry. Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 12 Oct. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French barbour, from barbe beard — more at barb
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
circa 1616, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Kids Definition
barber
noun
bar·ber ˈbär-bər
: a person whose business is cutting hair and shaving and trimming beards
Biographical Definition
Barber
biographical name
Bar·ber ˈbär-bər
Samuel 1910–1981 American composer
barber
noun
as in stylist
a person who cuts and arranges hair went to the barber to get his hair cut and his beard trimmed Synonyms & Similar Words
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