hairdresser

[ hair-dres-er ]

/ ˈhɛərˌdrɛs ər /

a person who arranges or cuts hair.

Chiefly British. barber.

Origin of hairdresser

First recorded in 1760–70; hair + dresser¹

"This is a girl who's mom was a hairdresser," the friend said.

Beyoncé Debuts A New Blonde Bob |Allison Samuels |August 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
People she never met, including a hairdresser who claimed her as a customer, were quoted as friends of hers, Kelley says.

Jill Kelley Says Paula Broadwell Tried to ‘Blackmail’ Her |Howard Kurtz |January 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Her hairdresser in Malibu filled her in, and after studying every episode she was “hooked, line and sinker,” and signed on.

‘A Certain Age’—Shirley MacLaine Rattles Downton Abbey |Sandra McElwaine |December 27, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
However, to find the proper doctor, dentist and hairdresser took some time.

Isabel Allende’s Favorite Bookstore: Book Passage, Corte Madera, Calif. |Isabel Allende |November 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

I believe that one should have a personal doctor, a dentist, a hairdresser, and, of course, a trusted bookstore.

Isabel Allende’s Favorite Bookstore: Book Passage, Corte Madera, Calif. |Isabel Allende |November 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The hairdresser did her hair in a multitude of puffs and curls that made her look quite like a young lady.

A Little Girl in Old Boston |Amanda Millie Douglas
She was tall and slight, and she could at any moment have been turned by a clever dressmaker and hairdresser into a great beauty.

The Career of Katherine Bush |Elinor Glyn
But why, in the name of Mythology, any hairdresser living should trouble his head about Aphrodite, passes my comprehension.

The Tinted Venus |F. Anstey
Then he returned to the room where the hairdresser was about to give the lady the first proofs of his skill.

Balsamo, The Magician |Alexander Dumas
I told the story yesterday to my own maid with directions to communicate it directly to my Hairdresser.

The School For Scandal |Richard Brinsley Sheridan

hairdresser

/ (ˈhɛəˌdrɛsə) /

a person whose business is cutting, curling, colouring and arranging hair, esp that of women

a hairdresser's establishment Related adjective: tonsorial

hairdressing, noun