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 celebrity barber path wasn’t traditional.
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Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
The basement housed a beauty shop and barber shop, with shimmering, psychedelic floral wallpaper, and a clamshell phone booth.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Anyone who wants to enter the auditorium to see the latest collab between the acclaimed filmmaker and Oscar-winning actress must already be smooth up top, or willing to have an on-site barber shave their head at the door.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
In 1898, Garnet had around 1,000 residents, as well as two barber shops, a candy store, and 13 saloons.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
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Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
The basement housed a beauty shop and barber shop, with shimmering, psychedelic floral wallpaper, and a clamshell phone booth.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Anyone who wants to enter the auditorium to see the latest collab between the acclaimed filmmaker and Oscar-winning actress must already be smooth up top, or willing to have an on-site barber shave their head at the door.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
In 1898, Garnet had around 1,000 residents, as well as two barber shops, a candy store, and 13 saloons.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barber
stylist
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In a meta wink, True Whitaker — daughter of Forest — plays Alani, the child of a famous actor content with an obviously fake job at his production company; Charlie (Jordan Firstman, another savant of front-facing video) is a stylist who mostly spends his days managing the ego of various pop stars.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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Maia’s flaky friends Alani (True Whitaker) and Charlie (Jordan Firstman) are, respectively, a nepo baby with a titular vice presidency at her famous father’s production company and a mouthy stylist genuflecting at the feet of small-time pop singers.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Barber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barber. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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