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Recent Examples of coiffeur
If all that counts is inward essence, what the hell were those teams of makeup artists, coiffeurs, and cinematographers employed by the major studios, in the golden age, doing all day?
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
Toussaint, who was literate, socially adroit and a talented fiddler, was apprenticed as a coiffeur and was permitted to keep some of his earnings; Schuyler and her sister-in-law, Eliza Hamilton — the wife of Alexander Hamilton — were among his earliest clients.
—Elizabeth Stone, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
The French may champion a makeup-free look, but their tousled tresses aren’t so effortless — French coiffeurs have mastered the art of achieving perfectly imperfect hair.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
The British coiffeur’s 35-year-plus career includes styling the locks of A-listers like Sarah Jessica Parker, Goldie Hawn, Sharon Stone, and Paris Hilton, among others.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2023
In one of the play’s delightful rhymes, the widow derides Arsinoë’s priggishness and terrible coiffeur (an updo with varnished-looking curls).
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
But, with ample time to kill, the girls have been interrupting her beauty sleep to play coiffeur.
—Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2021
In France itinerant coiffeurs made up 8-10% of the market, says Pierre André, who runs Wecasa, an app which arranges home cuts.
—The Economist, 28 May 2020
Michel Euler/Associated Press PARIS — Franck Provost, a high-profile coiffeur with more than 500 hair salons across France, needed to do some hiring last fall in the central Loire region.
—Liz Alderman, New York Times, 9 July 2019
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
Toussaint, who was literate, socially adroit and a talented fiddler, was apprenticed as a coiffeur and was permitted to keep some of his earnings; Schuyler and her sister-in-law, Eliza Hamilton — the wife of Alexander Hamilton — were among his earliest clients.
—Elizabeth Stone, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
The French may champion a makeup-free look, but their tousled tresses aren’t so effortless — French coiffeurs have mastered the art of achieving perfectly imperfect hair.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
The British coiffeur’s 35-year-plus career includes styling the locks of A-listers like Sarah Jessica Parker, Goldie Hawn, Sharon Stone, and Paris Hilton, among others.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2023
In one of the play’s delightful rhymes, the widow derides Arsinoë’s priggishness and terrible coiffeur (an updo with varnished-looking curls).
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
But, with ample time to kill, the girls have been interrupting her beauty sleep to play coiffeur.
—Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2021
In France itinerant coiffeurs made up 8-10% of the market, says Pierre André, who runs Wecasa, an app which arranges home cuts.
—The Economist, 28 May 2020
Michel Euler/Associated Press PARIS — Franck Provost, a high-profile coiffeur with more than 500 hair salons across France, needed to do some hiring last fall in the central Loire region.
—Liz Alderman, New York Times, 9 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coiffeur
Noun
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Six-year-olds spend within approximately 17 categories, but by age 15, this expands to 185 categories, including services from beauticians and barbers to record stores and country clubs.—
Rupert Lee-Browne,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Working as a beautician, drifting between men, and moving through life without clear rhyme or reason, her character is abrasive, unexpected, and revelatory to encounter on screen.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Consequently, a cosmetologist can now paint someone’s nails as an independent contractor while a manicurist cannot.—
Tri Ta,
Oc Register,
13 June 2025
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More than half the states require a cosmetologist to have 1,500 hours of schooling.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Its purview includes monitoring the practices of massage therapists, barbers, plumbers, electricians and combative sports.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
9 July 2025
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The center also hosted barbers, video game stations, food trucks and other activities.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The ‘pouf sentimental’ hairstyle was created by hairdresser Leonard Autie and debuted on the Duchesse de Chartres in 1774, famously adorned with 14 yards of gauze, figurines, a plate of cherries and a parrot.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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However, two hours before the ceremony, the fragile frame snapped as a hairdresser secured it on the bride’s head.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 July 2025
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“Coiffeur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coiffeur. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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