US /ˈbɑːrbɝˌʃɑːp/
noun verb Freq #19522

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A shop where men go to have their hair cut.

    He waited his turn at the busy barbershop on the corner.

  2. 2
    noun

    A style of singing without instruments, usually in four-part harmony.

    The four men sang an old barbershop tune at the festival.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a shop where men go to have... barber's
Word family
Forms barbershops
Derived forms barbershopperbarbershoppy

Etymology

Compound of barber + shop.

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