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barber

[ bahr-ber ]
/ ˈbɑr bər /
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noun
a person whose occupation it is to cut and dress the hair of customers, especially men, and to shave or trim the beard.
verb (used with object)
to trim or dress the hair or beard of.
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Origin of barber

1275–1325; Middle English barbour<Anglo-French; Old French barbeor, equivalent to barb(e) (<Latin barba beard) + -eor<Latin -ātōr--ator

OTHER WORDS FROM barber

un·bar·bered, adjectivewell-barbered, adjective

Other definitions for barber (2 of 2)

Barber
[ bahr-ber ]
/ ˈbɑr bər /

noun
Samuel, 1910–81, U.S. composer.
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British Dictionary definitions for barber (1 of 2)

barber
/ (ˈbɑːbə) /

noun
a person whose business is cutting men's hair and shaving or trimming beards
verb (tr)
to cut the hair of
to shave or trim the beard of

Word Origin for barber

C13: from Old French barbeor, from barbe beard, from Latin barba

British Dictionary definitions for barber (2 of 2)

Barber
/ (ˈbɑːbə) /

noun
Samuel . 1910–81, US composer: his works include an Adagio for Strings, adapted from the second movement of his string quartet No. 1 (1936) and the opera Vanessa (1958)
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