What does "barber" mean?

A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.

What is a synonym for "barber"?

Common synonyms include: hairdresser, beautician, beautifier, bob, builder, clipper.

//ˈbɑɹ.bɚ// name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.
"There's also a barber's shop and that staple of railway stations up and down the UK - a WH Smith."
2
a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade wordnet
3
A barber surgeon, a foot soldier specializing in treating battlefield injuries.
4
A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea water, especially one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; so named from the cutting ice spicules. Canada

Verb

1
To cut the hair or beard of (a person). transitive
2
perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of wordnet
3
(US, slang) To chatter, talk. intransitive
"‘I shouldn't ought to barber with you. But when I like a guy, the ceiling's the limit.’"

Proper Noun

1
A surname originating as an occupation for a barber. countable, uncountable
2
A placename; A number of places in the United States; A neighbourhood of Chico, Butte County, California. countable, uncountable
3
A placename; A number of places in the United States; A township in Faribault County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
4
A placename; A number of places in the United States; Former name of Maurer, a neighborhood of Perth Amboy, New Jersey. countable, uncountable
5
A placename; A number of places in the United States; An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cherokee County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable

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A placename; A town in the north of Curaçao. countable, uncountable
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A placename; Ellipsis of Barber County abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable