barber
noun /ˈbɑːbə(r)/
/ˈbɑːrbər/
- a person whose job is to cut men’s hair and sometimes to shave themTopics Appearancec1, Jobsc1
- (also barber’s)(both British English)(plural barbers)a shop where men can have their hair cut compare hairdresserTopics Shoppingb2, Appearanceb2More Like This Shops, etc. with apostrophesShops, etc. with apostrophes
- baker’s
- barber’s
- butcher’s
- chemist’s
- dentist’s
- doctor’s
- fishmonger’s
- florist’s
- greengrocer’s
- grocer’s
- hairdresser’s
- ironmonger’s
- jeweller’s
- newsagent’s
- optician’s
- stationer’s
- tobacconist’s
- travel agent’s
Word OriginMiddle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Old French barbe, from Latin barba ‘beard’.