Barber

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards.
  • v. To cut the hair of.
  • v. To shave or trim the beard of.
  • verb-intransitive. To work as a barber.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A person whose profession is cutting (usually male) customers’ hair and beards.
  • n. A barber surgeon, a foot soldier specializing in treating battlefield injuries.
  • v. To cut the hair or beard of (a person).
  • v. To chatter, talk.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons.
  • v. To shave and dress the beard or hair of.
  • n. A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea water, esp. one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; -- so named from the cutting ice spicules.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One whose occupation is to shave the beard and cut and dress the hair.
  • n. Same as surgeon-fish.
  • To shave and dress the hair of.
  • n. A fish, Cæsioperca rasor, of the family Serranidæ. Also called red perch.
  • n. A gale of wind with damp snow or sleet and spray that freezes upon every object, especially the beard and hair. Said to be called berber by wharfmen in New York.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of
  • n. United States composer (1910-1981)
  • n. a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade
  • Verb Form
    barbered    barbering    barbers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    neaten    groom    composer    hairdresser    styler    stylist    hairstylist   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    arbor    arbour    barbre    harbor    harbour   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tailor    baker    carpenter    shoemaker    mason    butcher    tradesman    gardener    grocer    apothecary