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coif·feur | \ kwä-ˈfər 
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\Definition of coiffeur
: a man who is a hairdresser
Examples of coiffeur in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Michel Euler/Associated Press PARIS — Franck Provost, a high-profile coiffeur with more than 500 hair salons across France, needed to do some hiring last fall in the central Loire region.
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Liz Alderman, New York Times, "For France’s Jobless, Macron Aims to ‘Make Work Pay’," 9 July 2019 This new one from trendy hair coiffeurs R+Co is actually a cleansing mist.
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Allure Editors, Allure, "The Best New Beauty Products This Month," 9 July 2018 The Blowout As the man behind the bouncy blowouts of Amal Clooney, who reportedly introduced him to the bride-to-be for her color and cuts, coiffeur Miguel Perez is no stranger to star power.
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Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, "Meghan Markle’s Guide to Royal Wedding Beauty in London," 14 May 2018
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The first known use of coiffeur was in 1824
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