hairstylist
noun
hair·styl·ist
ˈher-ˌstī-list 
variants
or less commonly hair stylist
plural hairstylists also hair stylists
: a person whose occupation is the cutting and arranging of hair : hairdresser
especially
: a person who does creative cutting and styling of hair
Examples of hairstylist in a Sentence
the hairstylist fashioned the model's hair into an elegant updo
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Ahead, prepare to be inspired by what your hair can do this season, thanks to the five stunning styles from the hairstylist.
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Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 10 Sep. 2025
Coppola sat down with hairstylist Odile Gilbert to root through boxes of sketches and press photos of her work with Lagerfeld at Chanel.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Neville Tucker, a former favorite hairstylist of Queen Elizabeth, said Kate's new look was likely to start a trend.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
As an extra challenge for Wheat, the extended (and hair-raisingly hilarious) sequence of a horde of children running through glass doors and breaking down wooden fences was accomplished by 17 little people, meaning the hairstylist had to match each stunt double’s hair to a child actor’s.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 10 Sep. 2025
Coppola sat down with hairstylist Odile Gilbert to root through boxes of sketches and press photos of her work with Lagerfeld at Chanel.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Neville Tucker, a former favorite hairstylist of Queen Elizabeth, said Kate's new look was likely to start a trend.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
As an extra challenge for Wheat, the extended (and hair-raisingly hilarious) sequence of a horde of children running through glass doors and breaking down wooden fences was accomplished by 17 little people, meaning the hairstylist had to match each stunt double’s hair to a child actor’s.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hairstylist
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“Hairstylist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hairstylist. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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