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
Booker is glad his traveling barber service could come in handy for the family but not lost on him is the parents' fight to keep their son alive and bring him normalcy.
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Mykal McEldowney, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
In one space, parents receive facials from their daughters, in another young boys learn to be barbers and cut the hair of their fathers.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2025
Over time, whites grew increasingly uneasy about submitting to Black barbers wielding sharp instruments.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
The popular card game, which was created in Reading in 1971 by former barber Merle Robbins, will debut its first-ever Uno Social Club at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas this week, the hotel and Mattel, a global toy and family entertainment company, announced in a joint May release.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
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Mykal McEldowney, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
In one space, parents receive facials from their daughters, in another young boys learn to be barbers and cut the hair of their fathers.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2025
Over time, whites grew increasingly uneasy about submitting to Black barbers wielding sharp instruments.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
The popular card game, which was created in Reading in 1971 by former barber Merle Robbins, will debut its first-ever Uno Social Club at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas this week, the hotel and Mattel, a global toy and family entertainment company, announced in a joint May release.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barber
stylist
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When Taylor Swift dropped folklore and evermore, her stylists selected Magnolia Pearl’s vintage-laced dresses.—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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After Ortega shared an Instagram carousel of her look Monday, her stylist, Enrique Melendez, shared what was really going on behind the scenes on his Instagram Stories.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Barber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barber. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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