coiffeur
pronunciation
How to pronounce coiffeur in British English: UK [kwɑ:'fɜ:]
How to pronounce coiffeur in American English: US [kwɑ'fɜ]
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- Noun:
- a man hairdresser
Word Origin
- coiffeur (n.)
- 1847, from French coiffeur "hairdresser," from coiffer "to dress hair," from Old French coife, originally, "inner part of the helmet" (see coif (n.)). A woman hairdresser would be properly a coiffeuse.