barber A2 Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ˈbɑɹ.bɚ/ UK /ˈbɑː.bə/ See IPA manual Freq #7522 Meanings 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 verb To cut someone's hair or trim their beard. He barbered the old man's hair with careful, steady hands. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person whose job is... haircutterhairdresser Word family Forms barberedbarberingbarbers Derived forms barber-chairbarber-polebarber-surgeonbarberessbarberfishbarberishbarberlybarbermongerbarberpolebarbershopunbarbered Related forms barbbarbule Common collocations barber chair Noun + noun Etymology AI details PIE word *bʰardʰéh₂ From Middle English barbour, from Anglo-Norman barbour, from Old French barbeor, from barbe (“beard”), from Latin barba. barbour Middle English barbeor Old French barba Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # barber **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈbɑɹ.bɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɑː.bə/ **Frequency rank:** 7522 ## Meanings 1. A person whose job is cutting men's hair and shaving or trimming beards. 2. To cut someone's hair or trim their beard. ## Examples - I go to the barber once a month for a haircut. - He barbered the old man's hair with careful, steady hands. ## Derived Forms - barber-chair - barber-pole - barber-surgeon - barberess - barberfish - barberish - barberly - barbermonger - barberpole - barbershop - unbarbered ## Related Forms - barb - barbule ## Roots and Affixes - Root: barbour - Root: barbeor - Root: barba ## Etymology PIE word *bʰardʰéh₂ From Middle English barbour, from Anglo-Norman barbour, from Old French barbeor, from barbe (“beard”), from Latin barba. ## AI Etymology Barber comes from Middle English barbour, from Anglo-Norman barbour, from Old French barbeor, from barbe (“beard”), from Latin barba. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown