A barber is a man whose job is cutting men's hair.
He went to get his hair trimmed by the barber.
2. singular noun
A barber's is a shop where a barber works.
[British]
My Mum took me to the barber's.
regional note: in AM, use barber shop
barber in British English
(ˈbɑːbə)
noun
1.
a person whose business is cutting men's hair and shaving or trimming beards
verb(transitive)
2.
to cut the hair of
3.
to shave or trim the beard of
Word origin
C13: from Old French barbeor, from barbe beard, from Latin barba
Barber in British English
(ˈbɑːbə)
noun
Samuel. 1910–81, US composer: his works include an Adagio for Strings, adapted from the second movement of his string quartet No. 1 (1936) and the opera Vanessa (1958)
Barber in American English
(ˈbɑrbər)
Samuel1910-81; U.S. composer
barber in American English
(ˈbɑrbər)
noun
1.
a person whose work is cutting hair, shaving and trimming beards, etc.
verb transitive
2.
to cut the hair of, shave, etc.
verb intransitive
3.
to work as a barber
Word origin
ME & OFr barbour; ult. < ML barbator < L barba, beard
Examples of 'barber' in a sentence
barber
He tried to ask for a drink in the barber shop, but the barber didn't seem to understand what he was saying.
O'Connor, Joe DESPERADOES
The only operational businesses in addition to the bookshop were a barber 's shop, a timber merchant's yard and a shabby garage.
Moore, Margaret FORESTS OF THE NIGHT
He went because, in all of London and Westminster, the barber 's vied with the chandler's as the best place to gather news.
Heller, Keith MAN'S LOVING FAMILY
In other languages
barber
British English: barber /ˈbɑːbə/ NOUN
A barber is a man whose job is cutting men's hair.
American English: barber
Arabic: حَلَّاق
Brazilian Portuguese: barbeiro
Chinese: 理发师
Croatian: brijač
Czech: holič
Danish: barber
Dutch: herenkapper
European Spanish: peluquero
Finnish: parturi
French: barbier
German: Herrenfriseur
Greek: κουρέας
Italian: barbiere
Japanese: 床屋
Korean: 이발사
Norwegian: (herre)frisør
Polish: fryzjer osoba
European Portuguese: barbeiro
Romanian: frizer
Russian: парикмахер (мужской)
Latin American Spanish: barbero
Swedish: herrfrisör
Thai: ช่างตัดผม
Turkish: berber
Ukrainian: перукар
Vietnamese: thợ cắt tóc
All related terms of 'barber'
barber pole
a pole with spiral stripes of red and white, used as a symbol of the barber's trade
barber shop
A barber shop is a shop where a barber works.
barber chair
a chair used by barbers, adjustable in height and having an adjustable headrest , back, and footrest
barber college
a school for training barbers
barber's itch
any of various fungal infections of the bearded portion of the neck and face
barber's pole
a sign outside a barber's shop consisting of a pole painted with red and white spiral stripes