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HAIRDR-es-uh/ˈheədresə/

A hairdresser cuts and styles hair: at the hairdresser’s, a hairdresser appointment, train as a hairdresser. Barber traditionally cuts men’s hair; hairdresser is the wider British shop. Haircut is what you get. Chemist is for medicine, not hair. The shop is often the hairdresser’s with a possessive.

Meaning

A person whose job is to cut and style hair.

Examples

• “She has an appointment at the hairdresser’s.”
• “The hairdresser recommended a fringe for her forehead.”
• “I booked the hairdresser for Saturday morning.”

Good to know

at the hairdresser’s. Men’s shop (traditional): barber. Service: a haircut.

Near in meaning

barber

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