Tonsor

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of barber. obsolete

    "“So, tonsor,” says Jones, “I find you have more trades than one; how came you not to inform me of this last night?”"

Synonyms

All synonyms
barber

Example

More examples

"“So, tonsor,” says Jones, “I find you have more trades than one; how came you not to inform me of this last night?”"

Etymology

From Latin tōnsor (“barber, hairdresser”), from the supine root of tondēre (“to shave, to shear”) + -or (“-or: forming agent nouns”).

More for "tonsor"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.