as in stylist
a person who cuts and arranges hair
went to the barber to get his hair cut and his beard trimmed
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Recent Examples of barber
The murder was the only subject of conversation in barber shops and beauty salons, in diners and bars.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 June 2026
Partnerships with Vince Garcia (barber/groomer), Stella Simona (jewelry designer), and Justin Boone (stylist) highlight their personal journeys toward mastery, drawing parallels to The Macallan’s whisky-making process.
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Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The property also contains a commercial kitchen, main and guest dining room, a large chapel and sacristy, an assembly room, administrative offices, conference rooms, a laundry room, a barber shop, a woodworking shop, a multipurpose room and a maintenance shop, the brochure states.
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George Avalos,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
There were multiple people in the barber shop at the time of the attack but none of them would tell cops what happened, a police source said.
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Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 June 2026
Partnerships with Vince Garcia (barber/groomer), Stella Simona (jewelry designer), and Justin Boone (stylist) highlight their personal journeys toward mastery, drawing parallels to The Macallan’s whisky-making process.
—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The property also contains a commercial kitchen, main and guest dining room, a large chapel and sacristy, an assembly room, administrative offices, conference rooms, a laundry room, a barber shop, a woodworking shop, a multipurpose room and a maintenance shop, the brochure states.
—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
There were multiple people in the barber shop at the time of the attack but none of them would tell cops what happened, a police source said.
—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barber
stylist
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Rikki Kanellopoulos is a vintage collector and stylist and the founder of Sourced by Rikki.
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An InStyle editor taps a stylist to see how the fashion crowd is styling their sports jerseys this season.
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“Barber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barber. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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