hairdresser

noun

hair·​dress·​er ˈher-ˌdre-sər How to pronounce hairdresser (audio)
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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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 See All Example Sentences for hairdresser

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of hairdresser was in 1764

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“Hairdresser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hairdresser. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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hairdresser

noun
hair·​dress·​er -ˌdres-ər How to pronounce hairdresser (audio)
: a person who dresses or cuts hair
hairdressing
-ˌdres-iŋ
noun

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