hairdresser
noun
hair·dress·er
ˈher-ˌdre-sər 
1
: a person whose occupation is the dressing or cutting of hair
2
British
: barber
Examples of hairdresser in a Sentence
she recommended her hairdresser to a friend who wanted to get a perm
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Starkey was a Liverpuddlian who left convent school by her early teens to become a hairdresser.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Starkey was a hairdresser from Liverpool who first met Starr at the famed Cavern Club.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Given no choice, María Ángeles acquiesces to her daughter’s wishes and moves into the seniors’ home, where a hilarious exchange with a hairdresser wanting to chop off her long silver tresses typifies her iron-willed refusal to settle in.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Tony Judt was the son of a hairdresser who grew up above the salon where both his parents worked.
—Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Starkey was a hairdresser from Liverpool who first met Starr at the famed Cavern Club.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Given no choice, María Ángeles acquiesces to her daughter’s wishes and moves into the seniors’ home, where a hilarious exchange with a hairdresser wanting to chop off her long silver tresses typifies her iron-willed refusal to settle in.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Tony Judt was the son of a hairdresser who grew up above the salon where both his parents worked.
—Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Hairdresser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hairdresser. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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hairdresser
noun
hair·dress·er
-ˌdres-ər
: a person who dresses or cuts hair
hairdressing
noun
-ˌdres-iŋ
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