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also hair stylists
as in stylists
a person who cuts and arranges hair
the hairstylist fashioned the model's hair into an elegant updo
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Recent Examples of hairstylists
Celebrity hairstylists were booked and busy in 2025, pulling off several shocking hair transformations for your favorite A-listers.
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
The Saint-Honoré flagship was one of the first beauty institutions to employ makeup artists, hairstylists and masseurs under one roof.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
It was done by one of Los Angeles's coolest hairstylists, Justine Marjan.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
Ahead, top hairstylists from London to NYC share the cuts set to define 2026 — and beyond.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 11 Dec. 2025
On the reality show's first season, which aired in 2003, Banks instructed the hairstylists to install a weave in Curry's hair.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Other interviews in the special include Koop, as well as Obama’s makeup artist Carl Ray and hairstylists Yene Damtew and Njeri Radway.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
The Jewish Heritage Affinity Group will be co-chaired by Howard Berger (makeup artists/hairstylists branch) and Steven Raphael (marketing/public relations branch).
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
There are plenty of promises on HairTok, but vetted hairstylists, trichologists, and dermatologists all stand behind the potential benefits of adding apple cider vinegar to your routine.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
The Saint-Honoré flagship was one of the first beauty institutions to employ makeup artists, hairstylists and masseurs under one roof.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
It was done by one of Los Angeles's coolest hairstylists, Justine Marjan.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
Ahead, top hairstylists from London to NYC share the cuts set to define 2026 — and beyond.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 11 Dec. 2025
On the reality show's first season, which aired in 2003, Banks instructed the hairstylists to install a weave in Curry's hair.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Other interviews in the special include Koop, as well as Obama’s makeup artist Carl Ray and hairstylists Yene Damtew and Njeri Radway.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
The Jewish Heritage Affinity Group will be co-chaired by Howard Berger (makeup artists/hairstylists branch) and Steven Raphael (marketing/public relations branch).
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
There are plenty of promises on HairTok, but vetted hairstylists, trichologists, and dermatologists all stand behind the potential benefits of adding apple cider vinegar to your routine.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairstylists
Noun
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Photographers, videographers, and stylists that all look like them.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
5 Nov. 2025
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Martin and her staff of estheticians, hair stylists and a manicurist are celebrating 50 years in business this month.—
Amy Stark Shireman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 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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Many student barbers who come through my family’s barber shop are either formerly incarcerated or have a conviction.—
Joanna Hernandez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Hairstylists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairstylists. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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