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barbershop

/ˌbɑrbərˈʃɑp/
/ˈbɑbəʃɑp/
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Other forms: barbershops

A barbershop is one of the places where people go to get their hair cut. You might visit a barbershop at the beginning of every summer to get a short crew cut.

While some hair cutters call themselves stylists and the places where they work salons, others are barbers who trim hair and shave necks in barbershops. The most common customer at a barbershop is a man who wants a quick haircut and possibly a beard trim or shave as well. In the 1500's, a barbershop was called a "barbery," from the Latin barba, or "beard." A "barbershop quartet" is a four-person, harmonizing singing group.

Definitions of barbershop
  1. noun
    a shop where men can get their hair cut
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    type of:
    shop, store
    a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
Pronunciation
US
/ˌbɑrbərˈʃɑp/
UK
/ˈbɑbəʃɑp/
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