: one whose business is cutting and dressing hair, shaving and trimming beards, and performing related services
barbered; barbering
ˈbär-b(ə-)riŋ 
: to perform the services of a barber for : trim or groom the hair or beard of
: to perform the services of a barber
Examples of barber in a Sentence
Noun
He goes to a barber downtown.
went to the barber to get his hair cut and his beard trimmed
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Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
The bunker also houses, behind 23-ton blast doors, a power plant, water supply, food stores, a health clinic, a barber shop, and a chapel.
—Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
Tim Graham, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
In the Italian culture and tradition, where the art of barbering dates back thousands of years, barbers have long been central figures and skilled professionals, and their shops social hubs.
—Andrea Onate, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
There were grocery stores, dry cleaners, service stations and confectionaries, a pharmacy and a doctor, a hotel and a movie theater, a barber shop, a malt shop and a shoe repair shop.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
The bunker also houses, behind 23-ton blast doors, a power plant, water supply, food stores, a health clinic, a barber shop, and a chapel.
—Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
The Bills’ barbering operation grew with coiffeur Jesse Ciffa coming aboard in 2019.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
In the Italian culture and tradition, where the art of barbering dates back thousands of years, barbers have long been central figures and skilled professionals, and their shops social hubs.
—Andrea Onate, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Barber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barber. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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