hairdresser
noun
hair·dress·er
ˈher-ˌdre-sər 
1
: a person whose occupation is the dressing or cutting of hair
2
British
: barber
Examples of hairdresser in a Sentence
she recommended her hairdresser to a friend who wanted to get a perm
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Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Jan. 2025
Small businesses, such as hairdressers and nail salons, simply cannot survive without workers because their jobs cannot be automated.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
New entries include Treacy; Camilla’s go-to hairdresser for the past 30 years Jo Hansford; designers Fiona Clare, Mr. Roy and Anna Valentine, who designed her wedding dress, and beauty consultant Deborah Mitchell, who has provided the queen with bee venom facials for 18 years.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
His hairdresser, TikToker Tobias Bell, posted footage of the makeover, and the video garnered over 1.2 million views.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Hairdresser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hairdresser. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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hairdresser
noun
hair·dress·er
-ˌdres-ər
: a person who dresses or cuts hair
hairdressing
noun
-ˌdres-iŋ
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