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

The story of Gaze of the Flamingo is inspired by the writer-director’s own life experience growing up in the suburbs of Chile’s capital, Santiago, where his family rented a little hair salon and hired gay hairdressers. —Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025

Ironically, the couple even reportedly still uses the same hairdresser. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Dec. 2025

Silk Schmidt, a hairdresser from Neueibau in southeastern Saxony, had come to Herrnhut with her sister-in-law in mid-November to make three stars as Christmas gifts for her two sons and mother. —Kirsten Grieshaber, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025

Hervé, a former Formula 3 driver, passed down his love of motorsport to his sons, while Pascale worked as a hairdresser, per Lorenzo’s April 2025 essay for The Monegasque. —Ilana Frost, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025

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