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stylist

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/ ˈstaɪ lɪst /
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noun

a writer or speaker who is skilled in or who cultivates a literary style.
a designer or consultant in a field subject to changes in style, especially hairdressing, clothing, or interior decoration.
a person who cultivates or maintains any particular style.

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Words related to stylist

writer, classicist, decorator, beautician, impressionist, romanticist, couturier, barber, coiffeur, coiffeuse, couturiere, friseur

Words nearby stylist

styli-, stylie, styliform, styling mousse, stylish, stylist, stylistic, stylistics, stylite, stylize, stylo-

Origin of stylist

First recorded in 1785–95; style + -ist
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British Dictionary definitions for stylist

stylist
/ (ˈstaɪlɪst) /

noun

a person who performs, writes, or acts with attention to style
a designer of clothes, décor, etc
a hairdresser who styles hair
a designer whose job is to coordinate the style of products, advertising material, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012