haircutter

noun

Definition of haircutternext
as in stylist
a person who cuts and arranges hair my sister is a perfectly adequate haircutter, so I don't see why I should pay to go to some fancy salon

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  1. stylist
  2. barber
Noun
  • Simon comes across as less of a polemicist and more of a stylist.
    — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
  • For glam, the actress’ hair was styled with a side part and coiffed in an homage to Old Hollywood glamour by stylist Renato Campora, with makeup by artist Hung Vanngo.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of stylist
Noun
  • Every two weeks for the past 10 years, Nelson Ortega has sat down in Mohammad Abuhashish’s Irving Park barber chair and gotten a fresh trim.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Such was the question the celebrity barber — whose A-list client roster reads like a top-100 list, from Barack Obama to Tom Brady — asked himself when the country went into lockdown six years ago.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of barber
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“Haircutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haircutter. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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