Barber

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɑːbə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbɑrbɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bärbər)


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Barber / ˈbɑːbə/
  1. Samuel. 1910–81, US composer: his works include an Adagio for Strings, adapted from the second movement of his string quartet No. 1 (1936) and the opera Vanessa (1958)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
bar•ber /ˈbɑrbɚ/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. a person whose job is to cut the hair of men or boys.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bar•ber  (bärbər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person whose occupation it is to cut and dress the hair of customers, esp. men, and to shave or trim the beard.
  2. MeteorologySee frost smoke (def. 1).

v.t. 
  1. to trim or dress the hair or beard of.
  • Latin -ātōr- -ator
  • Latin barba beard) + -eor
  • Anglo-French; Old French barbeor, equivalent. to barb(e) (
  • Middle English barbour 1275–1325

Bar•ber  (bärbər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Samuel, 1910–81, U.S. composer.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
barber / ˈbɑːbə/
  1. a person whose business is cutting men's hair and shaving or trimming beards
(transitive)
  1. to cut the hair of
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French barbeor, from barbe beard, from Latin barba
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