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hairstylist

noun

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a person who cuts and arranges hair the hairstylist fashioned the model's hair into an elegant updo Synonyms barber, haircutter, hairdresser, stylistRelated Words beautician, coiffeur, coiffeuse, cosmetologist, trichologist

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