A stylist is a person whose job is to cut and arrange people's hair.
Choose a stylist recommended by someone whose hair you like.
2. countable noun
A stylist is someone whose job is to create the style of something such as an advertisement or the image of people such as pop singers.
She is now a writer and fashion stylist.
3. countable noun
If you describe someone as a stylist, you mean that they pay a lot of attention to the way they write, say, or do something so that it is attractive and elegant.
He is the finest stylist in the English language of today.
stylist in British English
(ˈstaɪlɪst)
noun
1.
a person who performs, writes, or acts with attention to style
2.
a designer of clothes, décor, etc
3.
a hairdresser who styles hair
4.
a designer whose job is to coordinate the style of products, advertising material, etc
stylist in American English
(ˈstaɪlɪst)
noun
1.
a writer, etc. whose work has style and distinction or is characterized by a particular style
2.
a person who designs, creates, or advises on, current styles, as in dress
3.
a person who styles hair
Examples of 'stylist' in a sentence
stylist
This becomes apparent the second the hair stylist switches off the hairdryer and proceeds to tease her curls into shape.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Not to mention photographers, designers and stylists.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Lunch is usually a relaxed affair with stylists, designers or colleagues at local pubs and restaurants.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
My stylist, hairdresser and makeup artist are like best friends to me.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
So I wanted to be a hair stylist for a while.
The Sun (2011)
His PR woman for the show has seen stylists and hairdressers blush when he walks into the room.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Indeed, one fashion stylist friend tells me that she likes to vary her phone cases according to the colour and style of her manicure.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In those days we didn't have stylists or make-up people.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Soon, all manner of decorators, stylists and designers joined the party.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
She has spent so much time in there, her entourage have been forced to speak to her stylist and hairdresser to find out how she is.
The Sun (2012)
While skintight leather leggings have been en vogue for a while, fashion editors and stylists are now wearing looser, tailored styles.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
stylist
British English: stylist /ˈstaɪlɪst/ NOUN
A stylist is a person whose job is to cut and arrange people's hair.
Choose a stylist recommended by someone whose hair you like.