barber

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person whose job is cutting men's hair and shaving or trimming beards.

   I go to the barber once a month for a haircut.

2. 2
   verb

   To cut someone's hair or trim their beard.

   He barbered the old man's hair with careful, steady hands.

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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