barber

Mane trim specialist

A barber is someone who cuts hair, traditionally men's hair, and may also trim beards and shave faces.

Barbershops are neighborhood fixtures where men gather for grooming and conversation.

To barber is to work as a barber or to cut hair: He barbered in the same shop for forty years. (Capitalized Barber is a surname.)

grooming

clipper

Fast ship or trimmer

haircut · shave · mustache · fade · undercut · taper · buzzcut · pompadour · sideburns · lather

tradition

pole

Cylindrical shaft or extremity

heritage · old-fashioned · nostalgia · tonsure · rituals · smock · cape · shingle · neighborhood · regulars

profession

hairdresser

Professional who styles locks

  • stylistHair or fashion expert
  • coiffeurProfessional hair stylist
  • salonGrooming establishment or gathering

beautician · cosmetologist · trichologist · license · clientele · appointment · walk-in · tip

Categories
Opposites
hair action

barberwig maker

Hairpiece artisan

trichologist

clientele and service style

barberhairstylist

One who cuts, styles

beautician · hair stylist · cosmetologist · hairdresser · stylist

grooming approach

barberhippie

Sixties counterculture member

wild man · hermit · castaway

Phrases
Family

barbers, barbershop, barbered, barbering, barbershops, barber shop, barber chair, barber pole, barber shops

Familiarity
Top 10,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G