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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Moore’s then-husband Bruce Willis plays against-type as the abusive layabout husband of hairdresser Joyce (Glenne Headly).
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Moore stars as Cynthia, a hairdresser along with her best friend, Joyce (Glenne Headley), in Bayonne, New Jersey.
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Within seven years of business, the company was pulling in $7 million (adjusted for 2025 dollars) and hosting hairdresser dinners.
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Linh Ta, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
Moore’s then-husband Bruce Willis plays against-type as the abusive layabout husband of hairdresser Joyce (Glenne Headly).
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Moore stars as Cynthia, a hairdresser along with her best friend, Joyce (Glenne Headley), in Bayonne, New Jersey.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Within seven years of business, the company was pulling in $7 million (adjusted for 2025 dollars) and hosting hairdresser dinners.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 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 1 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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