Complete Definition of "barber"

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English
Image:Street haircut.jpg|thumb|right|A barber cuts hair on the streets of Harbin, China.
Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)b�(r)|-��(r)b�(r)

Etymology
From AF. barbour, from OF. barbeor, from L. barba.

Noun
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en-noun

  1. A person whose profession is cutting (usually male) customers� hair and beards.

Synonyms
hairdresser, hair-dresser
hairstylist, hair-stylist

Derived terms
barber shop

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|ح�ا�
Bulgarian: б���на� m (brasnar), ��из�о� m (frizyor), ��из�о�ка f (frizyorka)
Czech: holi� m, lazebník, bradý� (hist.) m
Dutch: kapper m, haarkapper m, coiffeur m (Only in Flanders), barbier m (deprecated)
Finnish: parturi, hiustenleikkaaja
French: coiffeur m, coiffeuse f
Esperanto: barbiro
German: Friseur m, Friseurin f
Hebrew: ספר (sapar) m, ספר�ת (saparyt) f
Hungarian: borbély
Italian: barbiere m
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Japanese: �髪師 (����, rihatsushi), �� (���, tokoya)
Latin: tonsor m
Maltese: barbier m, barbiera f
Portuguese: barbeiro m
Russian: б�адоб�ей (bradobr'éj) m, �и��л�ник (cir'úl'nik) m
Slovak: holi�#Slovak|holi� m, kaderní�ka f
Slovene: brivec m
Spanish: peluquero m
Swedish: frisör, barberare
Tagalog: barbero m
Telugu: ��ష�ర��డ� (kshurakudu), మ��లి (mangali)

Verb
en-verb

  1. To cut the hair or beard of (a person).

Translations
trans-top|to cut the hair
Arabic: ARchar|ح�ا�ة
Dutch: haarknippen, haren knippen, scheren (then it's all cut away, showing only to the skin)
Finnish: parturoida, leikata hiukset
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German: frisieren, Haare schneiden
Hebrew: �ספר (le'saper)
Swedish: klippa, barbera
Telugu: ��షవర� ��య�, ��త�త� �త�తరి���
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Verb
barber

  1. slang to talk

Category:Occupations
Category:Hair

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