Figaron.
/ˈfɪɡərəʊ/, U.S. /ˈfɪɡəroʊ/ slang.
A barber.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > barbers and hairdressers > [noun]
barberc1330
cutterc1425
clipperc1440
raster cloth1440
poller1578
trimmer1583
dressera1596
shavester1620
razor-chirurgeon1624
suds-monger1638
tonsor1656
hair-man1689
head-dresser1697
friseur1750
hairdresser1771
scraper1791
depilator1836
coiffeur1847
Figaro1864
strap1864
tonsorialist1869
trichotomist1875
nai1883
hair-stylist1935
stylist1937
styler1960
crimper1966
Sweeney1966
scissorsmith2002
1831 Figaro in London 10 Dec. 1/1 As the wood engraving, which distinguishes this page, will appear at the head of every separate publication of the Figaro,..we beg most distinctly to state that..the sketch of the lively barber is not intended for Sir Edward Sugden.]
1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 133 Figaro, a barber.
1886 Globe 18 Mar. 3/2 (Farmer) There is wailing and weeping among a certain section of the army, the Figaros, which has been despoiled at one fell swoop [viz. by an order of the French War Minister permitting soldiers to wear their beards].
1922 Contemp. Rev. Mar. 334 [He] one day asked his Figaro who he thought was the richest man in the town.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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