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)
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bar•ber /ˈbɑrbɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- a person whose job is to cut the hair of men or boys.
bar•ber
(bär′bər),USA pronunciation n.
v.t.
Bar•ber (bär′bər),USA pronunciation n.
- a person whose occupation it is to cut and dress the hair of customers, esp. men, and to shave or trim the beard.
- MeteorologySee frost smoke (def. 1).
v.t.
- 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 (bär′bər),USA pronunciation n.
- Biographical Samuel, 1910–81, U.S. composer.
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a person whose business is cutting men's hair and shaving or trimming beards
to cut the hair of
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- barb
- barber chair
- barber college
- barber pole
- barber's itch
- barber's pole
- barber-surgeon
- barbershop
- booster seat
- censor
- clipper
- footrest
- frost smoke
- hairdresser
- tinea barbae
- tonsorial