barber

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈbɑː.bə/(UK)
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/ˈbɑː.bə/(UK) · /ˈbɑɹ.bɚ/

Definition of barber

12 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.
    “There's also a barber's shop and that staple of railway stations up and down the UK - a WH Smith.”
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noun

  1. A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.
    “There's also a barber's shop and that staple of railway stations up and down the UK - a WH Smith.”
  2. A barber surgeon, a foot soldier specializing in treating battlefield injuries.
  3. (Canada)A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea water, especially one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; so named from the cutting ice spicules.

verb

  1. (transitive)To cut the hair or beard of (a person).
  2. (intransitive)(US, slang) To chatter, talk.
    “‘I shouldn't ought to barber with you. But when I like a guy, the ceiling's the limit.’”

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A surname originating as an occupation for a barber.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A placename
  3. (countable, uncountable)A placename
  4. (countable, uncountable)A placename
  5. (countable, uncountable)A placename
  6. (countable, uncountable)A placename
  7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable)A placename

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Etymology

PIE word *bʰardʰéh₂ From Middle English barbour, from Anglo-Norman barbour, from Old French barbeor, from barbe (“beard”), from Latin barba.

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