barber

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A person whose profession is cutting (usually male) customers' hair and beards.
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.

Verb

1. To cut the hair or beard of (a person).
2. (slang) To chatter, talk.

Concepts

coiffeur

barbier

coiffeuse

merlan

salon de coiffure

tondeur

coiffeur pour hommes

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈbɑː.bə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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