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coiffeur

American  
[kwa-fœr] / kwaˈfœr /

noun

French.

plural

coiffeurs
  1. a man who is a hairdresser.


coiffeur British  
/ kwɑːˈfɜːz, kwaføz, kwafœr, kwɑːˈfɜː /

noun

  1. a hairdresser

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Other Word Forms

  • coiffeuse noun

Example Sentences

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At a barber shop called Peluqueria 5 Star Fades Estrellas on 26th, a coiffeur named Juan Garcia sat in a chair near the store entrance.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

Alcaraz is also the sort of young person who assigns a critical pre tournament haircut not to a $300 Manhattan coiffeur, but to…his brother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 8, 2025

The 80-plus-year-old coiffeur, decked out in marine attire complete with sailor stripes and the “Bachi” bonnet worn by the French marines, ushers us inside and says, “I’ve been here for 57 years.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2017

“What do you write about?” the coiffeur asked.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 2, 2016

When our lessons are over we put on wrappers and the coiffeur comes to dress our hair, beginning with the eldest.

From The Journal of Countess Fran?oise Krasinska Great Grandmother of Victor Emmanuel by Kasimir Dziekonska (translator)