coiffeur

Definition of coiffeurnext

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Recent Examples of coiffeur If all that counts is inward essence, what the hell were those teams of makeup artists, coiffeurs, and cinematographers employed by the major studios, in the golden age, doing all day? Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024 The French may champion a makeup-free look, but their tousled tresses aren’t so effortless — French coiffeurs have mastered the art of achieving perfectly imperfect hair. Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023 The British coiffeur’s 35-year-plus career includes styling the locks of A-listers like Sarah Jessica Parker, Goldie Hawn, Sharon Stone, and Paris Hilton, among others. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2023 But, with ample time to kill, the girls have been interrupting her beauty sleep to play coiffeur. Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2021 In France itinerant coiffeurs made up 8-10% of the market, says Pierre André, who runs Wecasa, an app which arranges home cuts. The Economist, 28 May 2020 Michel Euler/Associated Press PARIS — Franck Provost, a high-profile coiffeur with more than 500 hair salons across France, needed to do some hiring last fall in the central Loire region. Liz Alderman, New York Times, 9 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coiffeur
Noun
  • Peñaloza Cabrera, the mother of two sons, ages 3 and 1, dreamed of becoming a beautician and sold tamales and empanadas in her Flushing neighborhood during summer months.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
  • Throughout the summer, celebrity beautician Iván Pol acts as resident facialist.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Anderson, a Southington native, has been a licensed hairdresser and cosmetologist since 2003.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
  • Valerie Aparovich is a certified cosmetologist and aesthetician, and the science team lead at OnSkin.
    Jenny Berg, InStyle, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • That question could best be answered by the barrio’s fierce matriarchs, Abuela Claudia (Olga Merediz), who emigrated with her mother from Cuba in the 1940s, and Daniela (Daphne Rubin-Vega), the gregarious coiffeuse whose salon has been the epicenter for conversation and social activity for years.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 4 June 2021
Noun
  • The teen who filed the lawsuit is now out of custody and working to become a barber.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Patients eagerly take turns sitting in the barber’s chair, looking forward to a haircut.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • That same year, however, Ozzy’s mistress and former hairdresser, Michelle Pugh, spoke out publicly about their four-year affair.
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
  • Take inspiration from Love Story’s Sarah Pidgeon and ask your hairdresser for soft, invisible layers, which create the illusion of a blunt cut while still adding movement and texture around the cheek, jaw, and collarbones.
    Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 12 June 2026

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“Coiffeur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coiffeur. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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