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barbering

1 2.7

Cutting and styling hair and beards as a job

noun
/ˈbɑːrbərɪŋ/

: barbería

Barbering involves "cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair, trimming beards, or giving shaves," 52 activities that any adult could perform successfully without endangering anyone.
barbering and cosmetology

Examples

He has been practicing barbering for over ten years and is known for his exceptional skills.
Yet, barbering is heavily regulated.

Academic text (2016)
Plumbing and barbering are classic examples of that phenomenon.

Academic text (2016)
Consider barbering, one of the first occupations to be licensed.

Academic text (2016)
As educational activities held in the AGKCIK are examined, it is seen that the juvenile delinquents were provided with academic and vocational courses on literacy, computer literacy, supplements for open education, gardening, tourism, barbering, tailoring, handicrafts, and clothing.

Academic text (2010)
Many people choose barbering as a career because they enjoy helping others look their best.
Barbering requires not only technical skills but also an understanding of different hairstyles and trends.

Synonyms

grooming

vsbarbering

24 2.2

Caring for hair and appearance to look neat

focuses on professional cutting and tending facial hair rather than general care

styling

vsbarbering

12 3.5

Arranging hair and beard to look neat or fashionable

is the professional trade centered on cutting and trimming facial hair

hair care

vsbarbering

8 1.3

Looking after hair by washing, cutting, and treating it

is the professional activity mainly cutting hair and trimming beards

hairdressing

vsbarbering

4 2.5

The activity of cutting, styling, and caring for people's hair

centres on cutting hair and trimming facial hair in professional work

haircare

vsbarbering

1 2.5

To keep hair clean, healthy, and styled by washing, cutting, and treating it

is the occupational trade focused on cutting and beard trimming

Surface Forms

barbering singular

barberings plural

Morphology

barbering = barber (transparent) = barber + ing

A straightforward gerund/nominalization from the verb 'barber' indicating the activity or job of cutting hair.

Etymology

Barbering comes from the old word barber, which comes from the Latin barba 'beard'. A barber cut and shaped beards and hair, so barbering means the job of cutting hair and caring for facial hair.