hairdresser

noun

hair·​dress·​er ˈher-ˌdre-sər 

1

: a person whose occupation is the dressing or cutting of hair

2

British : barber

Synonyms of hairdresser

• stylist
• barber

Examples of hairdresser in a Sentence

she recommended her hairdresser to a friend who wanted to get a perm

Recent Examples on the Web

In the Wizard of Oz-like escapade, Kansas hairdresser Gail (Zoey Deutch) walks in on her fiancé (Michael Cassidy) having sex with Jennifer Aniston (as herself), who’s in town for a cookbook reading. — Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Crestfallen, Gail heads to Los Angeles with her bestie coworker Otto (Miles Gutierrez-Riley) for a hairdressers’ conference. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026

Princess Diana loved to read tabloids, according to her former hairdresser Richard Dalton. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 1 July 2026

So, instead, Shalom became a hairdresser. — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hairdresser

• aggressor
• assessor
• compressor
• confessor
• depressor
• necessar
• oppressor
• possessor
• processor
• professor
• repressor
• successor

Kids Definition

hairdresser

noun

hair·​dress·​er -ˌdres-ər 

: a person who dresses or cuts hair

hairdressing

-ˌdres-iŋ

noun