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barber.

A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɑːbə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɑɹ.bɚ/General-American/ˈbɐːbə/Australia, New-Zealand/ˈbaɾbəɾ/Scotland
  1. A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.

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

  3. 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.

    Canada
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈbɑːbə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɑɹ.bɚ/General-American/ˈbɐːbə/Australia, New-Zealand/ˈbaɾbəɾ/Scotland
  1. To cut the hair or beard of (a person).

    transitive
  2. (US, slang) To chatter, talk.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

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

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