Synonyms for barber
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Noun
1. Hairdresser — A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers
hairdresser, hair stylist, haircutter, tonsor dated, cutbeard dated
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Definitions
- n. 1
A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.
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Forms
- Plural
- barbers → hairdressers, haircutters, tonsors, cutbeards…
Example sentences
- hairdresser Our neighbour has been at the hairdresser’s again.
- leech The earthworm and the leech are both segmented worms.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| barber | steady | |
| hairdresser | rising | |
| haircutter | steady | |
| leech | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- leech1
- 6 letters
- tonsor
- 8 letters
- cutbeard
- 10 letters
- haircutter
- 11 letters
- hairdresser3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hairdresser3 = 3 syllables).