barber
pronunciation
How to pronounce barber in British English:
UK [ˈbɑːbə(r)]
How to pronounce barber in American English:
US [ˈbɑːrbər]
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- Noun:
- a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade
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- Verb:
- perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of
Word Origin
- barber
- barber: see beard
- barber (n.)
- c. 1300, from Anglo-French barbour (attested as a surname from early 13c.), from Old French barbeor, barbieor (Modern French barbier, which has a more restricted sense than the English word), from Vulgar Latin *barbatorem, from Latin barba "beard" (see barb (n.)). Originally also regular practitioners of surgery, they were restricted to haircutting and dentistry under Henry VIII.
Synonym
Example
- 1. The barber asked him about his trip to rome .
- 2. The barber cut his hair very short .
- 3. Want to become a barber in california ?
- 4. The barber can put the scissors away for now .
- 5. We have the same barber , but not much else in common .