as in stylist
a person who cuts and arranges hair
went to the barber to get his hair cut and his beard trimmed
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And now, the artist is taking the role of a barber.
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
Swim toward the white buoy at Rockley Beach, in the southwest, where sea fans sway and blue barber fish play among coral.
—Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
One of them caught the eye of both Hackman and Arakawa: A large acrylic painting of a Black man in a dark pinstripe suit and tie sitting in front of a barber shop, right leg hooked over left knee.
—Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Hurn himself has dabbled in small business, buying an upscale men’s barber shop (with flat screen TVs, still a novelty back in 2008).
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
Swim toward the white buoy at Rockley Beach, in the southwest, where sea fans sway and blue barber fish play among coral.
—Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
One of them caught the eye of both Hackman and Arakawa: A large acrylic painting of a Black man in a dark pinstripe suit and tie sitting in front of a barber shop, right leg hooked over left knee.
—Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Hurn himself has dabbled in small business, buying an upscale men’s barber shop (with flat screen TVs, still a novelty back in 2008).
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for barber
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“Barber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barber. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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