hairdresser

noun

hair·​dress·​er ˈher-ˌdre-sər 

1

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

2

British : barber

Synonyms

• barber
• haircutter
• hairstylist
• stylist

Examples of hairdresser in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite enduring backlash from the church, which claimed the Hulu show does not represent the LDS religion, a hairdresser on set thought otherwise. —Brianne Tracy, People.com, 7 May 2025

Beatriz Ortega, a hairdresser in Oakdale, first came across The Epoch Times in the summer of 2020, when free copies arrived at the door of her barbershop. —Ulysses Ortega, New York Times, 3 May 2025

Starkey is the Liverpudlian hairdresser who was Ringo Starr’s first wife, meeting him at the iconic Cavern Club where the band was playing. —Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025

The hairdresser also took to task Harry’s wife, Meghan Markle, a former TV actor with access to plenty of Hollywood stylists, for not intervening and encouraging her husband to get better advice for his hair, including a possible hair transplant. —Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 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