hairdresser

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛərdrɛsər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɛrˌdrɛsɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hâr′dres′ər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hair•dress•er /ˈhɛrˌdrɛsɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Clothinga person who arranges or cuts hair.
hair•dress•ing, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hair•dress•er  (hâr′dres′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothinga person who arranges or cuts hair.
  2. British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]barber.
  • hair + dresser1 1760–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hairdresser /ˈhɛəˌdrɛsə/ n
  1. a person whose business is cutting, curling, colouring, and arranging hair, esp that of women
  2. a hairdresser's establishment
    Related adjective(s): tonsorial
ˈhairˌdressing n
'hairdresser' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cheap - clippers - coiffeur - stylist - beautician - coiffeuse - colorist - friseur - hairdressing - marcel - sculpt
Collocations: who is your hairdresser?, who do you [use, go to] as a hairdresser?, am looking for a new hairdresser, more...

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