barber

Betekenis

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.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈbɑː.bə/

Etymologie

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