hairdressers

plural of hairdresser
as in stylists
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 hairdressers Character actors, crew members, hairdressers, chauffeurs, and wardrobe girls had no loyalty to Louella, and many were happy to talk to Hedda, who had once been one of them. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026 Tech Talks — animated by top hairdressers — are another such initiative. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 That applies to organisations such as cafes, leisure centres, gyms and hairdressers, as well as public toilets, local sports clubs with at least 25 members, hospital wards, domestic violence shelters and rape-crisis shelters. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 6 Aug. 2026 So, at the far left, everyone agrees that hairdressers and masseurs have a near-zero chance of being replaced by AI. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 July 2026 Crestfallen, Gail heads to Los Angeles with her bestie coworker Otto (Miles Gutierrez-Riley) for a hairdressers’ conference. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026 Because most of those people are not hairdressers. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026 Yanez is one of potentially thousands of hairdressers, barbers, electricians and HVAC professionals across Texas who are ineligible to obtain or renew professional licenses after the state agency added the requirement in late January. — Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026 If rich households cut back on spending, many businesses that have nothing to do with AI—grocery stores, gas stations, retail shops, hairdressers, restaurants—would suffer and the labor market would keep deteriorating. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairdressers
Noun
  • Tracee Ellis Ross just proved that celebrities don’t need stylists to slay a red carpet.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Stylist Sessions is a series of conversations in which Vanity Fair’s style correspondent, José Criales-Unzueta, unpacks the details, strategies, and Easter eggs on red carpets with the leading stylists.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Licenses are required for certain professions, such as cosmetologists and barbers.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Trusted by professional barbers, Green Stix stops shaving nicks and minor cuts in seconds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Hairdressers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairdressers. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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