Barber

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  • noun. One whose business is to cut hair, usually of men and boys, and shave or trim beards.
  • transitive verb. To cut (the hair of someone).
  • transitive verb. To shave or trim (the beard of someone).
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One whose occupation is to shave the beard and cut and dress the hair.
  • noun. Same as surgeon-fish.
  • To shave and dress the hair of.
  • noun. A fish, Cæsioperca rasor, of the family Serranidæ. Also called red perch.
  • noun. A gale of wind with damp snow or sleet and spray that freezes upon every object, especially the beard and hair. Said to be called berber by wharfmen in New York.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons.
  • noun. See under Itch.
  • transitive verb. To shave and dress the beard or hair of.
  • noun. A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea water, esp. one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; -- so named from the cutting ice spicules.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A person whose profession is cutting (usually male) customers’ hair and beards.
  • noun. A barber surgeon, a foot soldier specializing in treating battlefield injuries.
  • verb. To cut the hair or beard of (a person).
  • verb. To chatter, talk.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of
  • noun. United States composer (1910-1981)
  • noun. a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade
  • Word Usage
    "The man with the shears eschews the term barber, preferring either artist or sculptor, but his role at Truth and Soul Black Stars is even more expansive: adviser, storyteller, protector, father figure to fatherless youths, friend."
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