hairdressers

noun

plural of hairdresser
as in stylists
a person who cuts and arranges hair she recommended her hairdresser to a friend who wanted to get a perm

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Recent Examples of hairdressers Because most of those people are not hairdressers. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026 Price rises can be more apparent than real, as cafe and hairdressers may put off printing new menus and price lists ahead of the change, so that increases are only delayed, not caused by the euro. — Veselin Toshkov, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025 Antoinette’s court was crowded with hairdressers, dressmakers and milliners, all working to create the lavish styles that defined the late 18th-century French fashion scene. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025 The Philharmonic ball, ever solicitous of its elite guests, provides seamstresses, hairdressers and cosmeticians on site for emergency repairs. — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026 If rich households cut back on spending, many businesses that have nothing to do with AI—grocery stores, gas stations, retail shops, hairdressers, restaurants—would suffer and the labor market would keep deteriorating. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026 The story of Gaze of the Flamingo is inspired by the writer-director’s own life experience growing up in the suburbs of Chile’s capital, Santiago, where his family rented a little hair salon and hired gay hairdressers. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025 Domestic violence training for cosmetologists Licensed hairdressers, nail technicians, barbers and other cosmetologists in Maryland will now be required to complete a one-hour domestic violence awareness training to renew their professional licenses. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026 Yanez is one of potentially thousands of hairdressers, barbers, electricians and HVAC professionals across Texas who are ineligible to obtain or renew professional licenses after the state agency added the requirement in late January. — Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairdressers
  1. stylists
  2. barbers
Noun
  • Some bold names have asked their stylists to pull evening looks from major designer showrooms with no guidance on the vibe of the event.
    — Marc Malkin, Variety, 2 July 2026
  • The salon, founded by Benjamin Mohapi with locations in New York and Los Angeles, is launching Benjamin Development, designed for stylists and colorists and led by Amanda Jenkins, the salon’s head of education.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 30 June 2026
Definition of stylists
Noun
  • Off Chattahoochee Avenue, a business park with two dozen container suites is home to hairstylists, barbers, a florist, a phlebotomist and a 3D-printing business.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 8 July 2026
  • As the barbers trimmed patients’ beards, one man summed up the experience in a single word.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of barbers

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