hairdresser

American  

[hair-dres-er] / ˈhɛərˌdrɛs ər /

noun

1. a person who arranges or cuts hair.

2. Chiefly British. barber.

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hairdresser British  

/ ˈhɛəˌdrɛsə /

noun

1. a person whose business is cutting, curling, colouring and arranging hair, esp that of women

2. a hairdresser's establishment

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Other Word Forms

• hairdressing noun

Etymology

Origin of hairdresser

First recorded in 1760–70; hair + dresser ²

Example Sentences

He also worked in a hotel in Sousse and went on to marry an English tourist, a widowed hairdresser on holiday with her two young children.

From BBC

Actors, filmmakers say, increasingly arrive on set with a dozen-strong entourage -- including makeup artists, hairdressers, stylists, gym trainers and assistants -- all billed to production.

From Barron's

Xu, the driver who delivers milk tea and other products, said he was once a hairdresser in his hometown in central China, but the building was torn down.

From The Wall Street Journal

Former hairdresser Richard uses his skills at a shelter for the homeless in Cardiff, a project which received vital National Lottery funding, while also helping out friends by working as a delivery driver.

From BBC

What started as the lunch of well-paid office workers is now something that anyone—a hairdresser, a college student, a delivery driver—might grab on a break.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• beautician