barber

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of

   I asked my roommate to barber my hair.

2. 2
   noun

   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.

3. 3
   verb

   (US, slang) To chatter, talk.

   ‘I shouldn't ought to barber with you. But when I like a guy, the ceiling's the limit.’

4. 4
   noun

   a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade

5. 5
   noun

   A barber surgeon, a foot soldier specializing in treating battlefield injuries.

6. 6
   noun

   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.

7. 7
   verb

   To cut the hair or beard of (a person).

8. 8
   name

   A surname originating as an occupation for a barber.

Etymology

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