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haircutter

haircutter

1 1.8
A person who cuts other people's hair for a living
  • noun
  • /ˈhɛrˌkʌtər/
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  • In the end, there are lines of wretched customers waiting for their chance to be routinely scalped by bored, hog-tied haircutters.

Examples

  • Then, with the contacts l make, you become Lorraine De la Pena, haircutter to the stars.

  • Deborah had always been her mother's creature, dressed in her mother's severe, expensive style, her hair cut by her mother's reliable haircutter, who knew how to soften Deborah's features and make her look more feminine, more like her mother.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • And that was thanks to Chris recommending a fantastic haircutter called Zara who comes to your house and cuts your hair.

  • Sport Clips, the "Official Haircutter" of VFW, offers veterans preferential pricing on haircuts and franchises and was named in the "50 Top

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  • After my appointment, I thanked the haircutter for giving me such a great new style.

  • I always ask my friends for recommendations when looking for a talented haircutter in the area.

  • The haircutter at the salon used special techniques to make my hair look amazing.

Synonyms

barber
vshaircutter
114 1.0

A person who cuts men's hair and shaves or trims beards

is broader covering cutting for any client not only men
hairdresser
vshaircutter
71 1.0

A person who cuts and styles hair

focuses mainly on cutting rather than broad beautifying services
stylist
vshaircutter
21 2.8

A person who cuts hair and makes it look nice

focuses only on cutting hair professionally
hairstylist
vshaircutter
12 2.1

A person who cuts and styles hair to make it look nice

focuses on cutting without extra styling emphasis
coiffeur
vshaircutter
1 9.1

A man who cuts and styles hair in a salon

is gender neutral and applies to professionals regardless of gender
styler
vshaircutter
5.8

A person who cuts and shapes hair as a job

is limited to cutting and shaping rather than full beauty services
coiffeuse
vshaircutter
  • Archaic
9.9

A woman who cuts and styles hair in a salon

is gender neutral and not limited to salon or female clients

How Skilled

stylist
  • Literature
4 4.9
haircutter
1 1.8

Surface Forms

haircutter singular
haircutters plural

Morphology

haircutter = hair + cutter (transparent) = hair + cutter

The compound is a direct combination of 'hair' + 'cutter' meaning a person who cuts hair; the sense follows regular compounding and agent-noun interpretation.

Etymology

Haircutter comes from the simple words hair and cutter, with cutter from the verb 'cut'. So a haircutter is a person who 'cuts' hair.