as in barbers
a person who cuts and arranges hair
although she usually dresses her own hair, the bride-to-be decided to go to a professional stylist before the big day
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Recent Examples of stylists
The stylists, mostly men, are called clippers or fitters.
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Like paper dolls and other dress-up toys before it, the Lakeshore Learning Magnetic Dress & Play Dolls lets little ones act as little stylists, mixing-and-matching six different outfits.
—Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
For four hours, a rotating squad of stylists and handlers has been perfecting every strand of hair, every stitch of clothing, every angle of her look for The Hollywood Reporter‘s cover shoot.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Lastly, too many hairstylists in your hair can prevent hair growth, so try to keep your stylists to a minimum.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
These days, so many singers or bands have a full-on team of stylists from the get-go.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2025
There are so many other stylists that are killing it in the game right now, especially some of the newer, younger faces.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2025
Those funds ran out quickly, and so the pair were soon depending on favors from unpaid collaborators—stylists, publicists, producers, graphic designers.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Wilson, the 21-year-old estranged daughter of Elon Musk, scrolled on her phone as stylists did her hair and makeup in the Manhattan event space.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Like paper dolls and other dress-up toys before it, the Lakeshore Learning Magnetic Dress & Play Dolls lets little ones act as little stylists, mixing-and-matching six different outfits.
—Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
For four hours, a rotating squad of stylists and handlers has been perfecting every strand of hair, every stitch of clothing, every angle of her look for The Hollywood Reporter‘s cover shoot.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Lastly, too many hairstylists in your hair can prevent hair growth, so try to keep your stylists to a minimum.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
These days, so many singers or bands have a full-on team of stylists from the get-go.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2025
There are so many other stylists that are killing it in the game right now, especially some of the newer, younger faces.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2025
Those funds ran out quickly, and so the pair were soon depending on favors from unpaid collaborators—stylists, publicists, producers, graphic designers.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Wilson, the 21-year-old estranged daughter of Elon Musk, scrolled on her phone as stylists did her hair and makeup in the Manhattan event space.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stylists
barbers
Noun
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The merchants range from tanning salons to a gym to multiple barbers.—
Roger Huang,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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With barbers already in the family, Channon enrolled in a 10-month barber program in downtown San Diego, paying $450 in tuition.—
Stephanie Ogilvie,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Stylists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stylists. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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