Barber

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈbɑːbÉ™/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)bÉ™(ɹ)

Origin

From Anglo-Norman barbour, from Old French barbeor, from barbe ("beard"), from Latin barba.

Noun

1. A person whose profession is cutting (usually male) customers' hair and beards.
2. A barber surgeon, a foot soldier specializing in treating battlefield injuries.

Synonyms

• hairdresser, hair-dresser
• hairstylist, hair-stylist

Derived terms

Full definition of barber

Verb

1. to cut the hair or beard of (a person).
2. (US, slang) To chatter, talk.
• 1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin 2010, p. 29:‘I shouldn't ought to barber with you. But when I like a guy, the ceiling's the limit.’