barber

/ˈbɑrbər/

/ˈbɑbə/

Other forms: barbers; barbered; barbering

A barber is a person whose job is cutting hair in a barbershop. Your barber might have a tendency to cut your hair a little shorter than you like.

When you visit a barbershop, you sit in a special chair while the barber cuts your hair with scissors or electric clippers. Men are the most common customers of a barber, although women can also get their hair cut by barbers. Barber comes from the Anglo-French word barbour, which is rooted in the Latin word for "beard," barb. Early barbers were certified not only to cut hair, but to perform surgery and dentistry as well.

Definitions of barber

1. noun

   a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade
   type of:

   hairdresser, hairstylist, styler, stylist

   someone who cuts or beautifies hair
2. verb

   perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of
   type of:

   groom, neaten

   care for one's external appearance