barber
[ bahr-ber ]
/ ˈbɑr bər /
noun
a person whose occupation it is to cut and dress the hair of customers, especially men, and to shave or trim the beard.
verb (used with object)
to trim or dress the hair or beard of.
Origin of barber
1275–1325; Middle English
barbour < Anglo-French; Old French
barbeor, equivalent to
barb(e) (< Latin
barba beard) +
-eor < Latin
-ātōr-
-ator
OTHER WORDS FROM barber
un·bar·bered, adjective well-bar·bered, adjectiveWords nearby barber
Definition for barber (2 of 2)
Barber
[ bahr-ber ]
/ ˈbɑr bər /
noun
Samuel,1910–81,
U.S. composer.
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British Dictionary definitions for barber (1 of 2)
barber
/ (ˈbɑːbə) /
noun
a person whose business is cutting men's hair and shaving or trimming beards
verb (tr)
to cut the hair of
to shave or trim the beard of
Word Origin for barber
C13: from Old French
barbeor, from
barbe beard, from Latin
barba
British Dictionary definitions for barber (2 of 2)
Barber
/ (ˈbɑːbə) /
noun
Samuel . 1910–81, US composer: his works include an Adagio for Strings, adapted from the second movement of his string quartet No. 1 (1936) and the opera Vanessa (1958)