stylist

[stahy-list]

noun

1. a writer or speaker who is skilled in or who cultivates a literary style.

2. a designer or consultant in a field subject to changes in style, especially hairdressing, clothing, or interior decoration.

3. a person who cultivates or maintains any particular style.

stylist

/ ˈstaɪlɪst /

noun

1. a person who performs, writes, or acts with attention to style

2. a designer of clothes, décor, etc

3. a hairdresser who styles hair

4. a designer whose job is to coordinate the style of products, advertising material, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of stylist¹

First recorded in 1785–95; style + -ist

Example Sentences

When restaurants couldn’t divulge their secret recipes, some attempts required a full reverse-engineering to figure them out — a specialty of L.A.-based recipe developer and food stylist Jasmyn Crawford.

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Also, the hair stylist deserves an Oscar for White’s fantastic approximation of Springsteen’s early ’80’s hair.

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These festive stoop setups are the product of a new seasonal micro-economy: pumpkin entrepreneurs and porch stylists.

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Customers are paired with a stylist who then picks out tops, pants, dresses and more and sends them in a box.

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The skill of these stylists, whose fingers ache from their intricate labor, has made it possible for them to make more prosperous lives for themselves in their adopted country.

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