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

Denis De Souza is a high-profile hairdresser in Los Angeles whose clients have included Alessandra Ambrosio, Lily Collins, and Nicole Richie. — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

April is a hairdresser who never left home, and works at the beauty salon owned by their mercurial mother, Diane (Dianne Wiest). — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

The girl is García, wearing a haircut given by her father and her sister when the family couldn't afford to go to the hairdresser. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Steel Magnolias was also adapted from a play of the same name about the lives of a group of six women in a small Louisiana town, with Parton playing the role of a Truvy Jones, a hairdresser who works out of her home salon. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Aug. 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