barber

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

hairdresser

haircutter

shaver

coiffeur

hairstylist

barbershop

scraper

shave

shearer

strap

weaver

woman hairdresser

barber shop

ringtail

bonefin

creole fish

creole-fish

creolefish

driving snow

grey doctorfish

ocean surgeon

ocean surgeonfish

ocean tang

prickle wood

hedge

blacksmith

clipper

cutter

female hairdresser

milkman

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɑː.bə/

Etymology

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