hairdresser

[ hair-dres-er ]
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noun
  1. a person who arranges or cuts hair.

  2. Chiefly British. barber.

Origin of hairdresser

1
First recorded in 1760–70; hair + dresser2

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British Dictionary definitions for hairdresser

hairdresser

/ (ˈhɛəˌdrɛsə) /


noun
  1. a person whose business is cutting, curling, colouring and arranging hair, esp that of women

  2. a hairdresser's establishment: Related adjective: tonsorial

Derived forms of hairdresser

  • hairdressing, noun

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