: one whose business is cutting and dressing hair, shaving and trimming beards, and performing related services
barbered; barbering
ˈbär-b(ə-)riŋ 
: to perform the services of a barber for : trim or groom the hair or beard of
: to perform the services of a barber
Examples of barber in a Sentence
Noun
He goes to a barber downtown.
went to the barber to get his hair cut and his beard trimmed
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Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
In 2022, the two opened a barber shop in Buffalo’s Elmwood Village.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Christa Sgobba, SELF, 30 July 2024
Summer in the City, a revamp of the city’s Safe Summer program addressing juvenile crime, will now allow younger youth into its doors for a 5-day program, complete with classes ranging from cooking to barbering.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2023
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Noun
In the days leading up to Election Day, activists from national and local civic engagement groups stopped by barber shops, attended church services and visited college campuses across the state encouraging Georgians to vote.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
In 2022, the two opened a barber shop in Buffalo’s Elmwood Village.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Sports From sport sunglasses that make room for lashes to free braids and barbering in the Olympic Village, there are endless ways to show off your personal style.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 30 July 2024
Summer in the City, a revamp of the city’s Safe Summer program addressing juvenile crime, will now allow younger youth into its doors for a 5-day program, complete with classes ranging from cooking to barbering.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2023
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“Barber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barber. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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