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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He got engaged in 2005 to a New Orleans hairdresser, then again in 2008 to a publicist, Elycia Turnbow.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
One day, my aunt took me to the hairdresser and gave me a curly perm as a birthday present.
—Charlotte Mensah, Essence, 24 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, Bibb’s hairdresser Chris McMillan posted a video of her latest appointment on TikTok — which has over 170,000 likes and counting.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
One day, my aunt took me to the hairdresser and gave me a curly perm as a birthday present.
—Charlotte Mensah, Essence, 24 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, Bibb’s hairdresser Chris McMillan posted a video of her latest appointment on TikTok — which has over 170,000 likes and counting.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Internet viewers were obsessed with the partner's act of kindness, but many mistakenly assumed the hairdresser was a woman.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hairdresser
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“Hairdresser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hairdresser. Accessed 3 Apr. 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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