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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Recent Examples of barber
Another barber, Nuno Alves, said the bigger concern was what would happen after the blackout ended.
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Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
One video, shared to a barber's TikTok account in January, showed a client trimming down his lashes nearly to the skin.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The film, which received an Oscar nomination in January, uses footage from surveillance and police body cameras to examine the killing of Harith Augustus, a Black barber in Chicago who was shot by police on a city street.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
So rather than having to pay up front for schooling, cosmetologists and barbers can start earning money quickly and work their way up the ladder.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
One video, shared to a barber's TikTok account in January, showed a client trimming down his lashes nearly to the skin.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The film, which received an Oscar nomination in January, uses footage from surveillance and police body cameras to examine the killing of Harith Augustus, a Black barber in Chicago who was shot by police on a city street.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
So rather than having to pay up front for schooling, cosmetologists and barbers can start earning money quickly and work their way up the ladder.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barber
stylist
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Ventura’s stylist and friend, Deonte Nash, recalled a pushy Combs yanking Ventura away from her 29th birthday celebration in 2015.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
1 June 2025
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Before breaking for lunch on May 28, jurors heard testimony from Nash, who worked as a stylist for Combs and Ventura Fine between 2009 and 2018.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
30 May 2025
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“Barber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barber. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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