hairstylist

noun

hair·​styl·​ist ˈher-ˌstī-list 

variants or less commonly hair stylist

plural hairstylists also hair stylists

: a person whose occupation is the cutting and arranging of hair : hairdresser

especially : a person who does creative cutting and styling of hair

Synonyms

• stylist
• barber

Examples of hairstylist in a Sentence

the hairstylist fashioned the model's hair into an elegant updo

Recent Examples on the Web

Neville Tucker, a former favorite hairstylist of Queen Elizabeth, said Kate's new look was likely to start a trend. —Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025

Later, celebrity hairstylist and wig master Evanie Frausto stops by the podcast studio to chat with beauty editors Arden Fanning Andrews and Kiana Murden. —Chelsea Daniel, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2025

The celebrity hairstylist’s biggest advice? —Larry Stansbury, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025

Long before venturing into comedy, Gardner was a hairstylist for nine years before deciding to start taking comedy classes in 2010, per InStyle. —Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hairstylist

• blastocyst
• bolshevist
• coexist
• egoist
• hedonist
• jihadist
• nativist
• oculist
• reminisced
• assist
• blacklist
• booklist

Kids Definition

hairstylist

noun

hair·​styl·​ist -ˌstī-list 

: hairdresser

hairstyling

-ˌstī-liŋ

noun