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Definition of barber noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

barber

noun
 
/ˈbɑːbə(r)/
 
/ˈbɑːrbər/
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  1. a person whose job is to cut men’s hair and sometimes to shave themTopics Appearancec1, Jobsc1
  2. (also barber’s)
     (both British English)
    (plural barbers)
    a shop where men can have their hair cut compare hairdresserTopics Shoppingb2, Appearanceb2
    More Like This Shops, etc. with apostrophesShops, etc. with apostrophes
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Old French barbe, from Latin barba ‘beard’.
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