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

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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It’s an extreme rarity to see a stage filled with Black women, says Claudia Logan, who plays a combative but lovable stylist named Bea.

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Guests looked around in curiosity as stylist and author Jasmine Benjamin and Pechuga Vintage founder Johnny Valencia took the stage and announced a surprise fashion show.

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Even in the era of the celebrity stylist, the idea that you are the architect of your own aesthetic, that it is an extension of your “brand,” is crucial to the job of being famous.

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As a stylist, he said, having his hair shaved off was particularly devastating.

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