barber.
A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.
Meaning & usage
A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.
A barber surgeon, a foot soldier specializing in treating battlefield injuries.
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.
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.
To cut the hair or beard of (a person).
(US, slang) To chatter, talk.
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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