as in stylist
a person who cuts and arranges hair
she recommended her hairdresser to a friend who wanted to get a perm
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Recent Examples of hairdresser
Tony Judt was the son of a hairdresser who grew up above the salon where both his parents worked.
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Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Antoinette’s court was crowded with hairdressers, dressmakers and milliners, all working to create the lavish styles that defined the late 18th-century French fashion scene.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
The Northern Irish paper reported that Stinton had been working as a hairdresser in Key West, had a partner, DeVaun Davis, and planned to marry.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Her boyfriend was a hairdresser who worked in Harajuku.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
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Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Antoinette’s court was crowded with hairdressers, dressmakers and milliners, all working to create the lavish styles that defined the late 18th-century French fashion scene.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
The Northern Irish paper reported that Stinton had been working as a hairdresser in Key West, had a partner, DeVaun Davis, and planned to marry.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Her boyfriend was a hairdresser who worked in Harajuku.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairdresser
Noun
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Thumann partnered with hair stylist Hayley Logan to create the look.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Chrissy Meehan, a hair stylist in Upper Chichester, Pennsylvania, has a neck condition that may require surgery.—
Ali Swenson,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Restaurant servers, drivers for ride-hailing services, barbers and other tipped workers making less than $150,000 a year could deduct up to $25,000 in tips from their federal income taxes starting this tax year and through 2028.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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The shop was opened in 1928 by Nicolo Mazzola and taken over in 1980 by Francesco Caravello, a barber who spent months with Mazzola learning his recipes, including that for his famous lard bread.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Hairdresser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairdresser. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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