as in stylist
a person who cuts and arranges hair went to the barber to get his hair cut and his beard trimmed

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Recent Examples of barber Another barber, Nuno Alves, said the bigger concern was what would happen after the blackout ended. Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025 One video, shared to a barber's TikTok account in January, showed a client trimming down his lashes nearly to the skin. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025 The film, which received an Oscar nomination in January, uses footage from surveillance and police body cameras to examine the killing of Harith Augustus, a Black barber in Chicago who was shot by police on a city street. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025 So rather than having to pay up front for schooling, cosmetologists and barbers can start earning money quickly and work their way up the ladder. Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for barber
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stylist
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  • From her early days going to shows and working the door at parties to her many years hustling as a stylist, Benjamin knew everyone — designers, skaters, musicians.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
  • In an Instagram post on Wednesday, May 21, Lopez's stylist Mariel Haenn shared a snap of the glamorous look.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 21 May 2025

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“Barber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barber. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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