hairdresser

Cuts and styles

A hairdresser is a person who cuts, styles, and colors hair professionally.

The term is interchangeable with hair stylist, though hairdresser sounds slightly more traditional.

A hairdresser's workplace is a salon or hairdresser's: I have an appointment at the hairdresser's.

salon

appointment

Scheduled time for something

blowout · perm · dye · foils · balayage · keratin · conditioning · rinse · cape · chair

styles

pixie

Tiny magical troublemaker

braids · cornrows · dreadlocks · extensions · pompadour · quiff · slickback · updo · chignon · bun

cutting

scissors

Pivoted twin-blade cutter

thinning · texturizing · layers · blades · precision · clipper · razor · fade · neckline · bangs

barber

shave

Cut hair close

  • trimRemove unwanted edges
  • crewcutClose-cropped military style
  • buzzcutHair clipped uniformly short

flat-top · pomade · beard · mustache · sideburns · stubble · aftershave · tonic · barberpole · whiskers

beauty

makeover

Complete appearance overhaul

elegance · blush · lipstick · mascara · eyeshadow · foundation · manicure · pedicure · facial · waxing

Categories
Opposites
gendered service tradition

hairdresserbarber

Professional who trims locks

mortician · surgeon

hair creation vs hair removal

hairdresserelectrologist

Permanent hair removal specialist

waxer · balding · depilator

client vs provider role

hairdresserclient

One who hires professionals

customer · patron

Family

hairdressing, hairdressers

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G