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
In addition to asking rents that are just a little over a third of the neighborhood median for a one-bedroom, there’s an impressive array of amenities: a library and hairdresser along with day trips organized to nearby institutions like the Met and private performances by New York Pops musicians.
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 May 2025
Fortunately, her local hairdresser was able to salvage the situation.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
That said, hairdressers say the style has evolved over the years and now has a looser definition.
—Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 14 May 2025
In 1981 during Argentina’s Dirty War, a gay hairdresser named Luis (Tonatiuh) who is serving a prison sentence imagines her films to escape the horrors of his present day.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 June 2025
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 May 2025
Fortunately, her local hairdresser was able to salvage the situation.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
That said, hairdressers say the style has evolved over the years and now has a looser definition.
—Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 14 May 2025
In 1981 during Argentina’s Dirty War, a gay hairdresser named Luis (Tonatiuh) who is serving a prison sentence imagines her films to escape the horrors of his present day.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairdresser
Noun
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To accompany the whole Southern-Gothic setting of her new show, the eye-catching performance wardrobe—helped brought to life by her go-to stylist, Molly Dickson—has revolved around a sweeter, more retro sensibility.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
8 July 2025
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Chantecler’s creative director, Maria Elena Aprea, was responsible for corralling Abramović, with help from art director and stylist Andrea Lazzari and the Modern Art Museum of Shanghai’s artistic director Shai Baitel.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
7 July 2025
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Bounty Killer later recruited a barber and rising deejay named Mavado.—
Natalie Meade,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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Many stylists, estheticians, and barbers rent booths, set their own schedules, and run their own businesses within salons in an arrangement that works for them and their clients.—
Tri Ta,
Oc Register,
13 June 2025
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“Hairdresser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairdresser. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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