: one whose business is cutting and dressing hair, shaving and trimming beards, and performing related services
barbered; barbering
ˈbär-b(ə-)riŋ 
: to perform the services of a barber for : trim or groom the hair or beard of
: to perform the services of a barber
Examples of barber in a Sentence
Noun
He goes to a barber downtown.
went to the barber to get his hair cut and his beard trimmed
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
City College in downtown San Diego drew attention for creating a barber shop that offers free cuts for students who have enrolled in at least one class and filed for financial aid.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
His dark hair is tightly barbered into a stylish flip.
—David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Stephen Root NewsRadio and Office Space alum Stephen Root joined King of the Hill as Bill Dauterive, voicing the barber while also popping up on shows like The West Wing and in films such as No Country for Old Men (2007) and The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009).
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
City College in downtown San Diego drew attention for creating a barber shop that offers free cuts for students who have enrolled in at least one class and filed for financial aid.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
Verb
Born in Alabama to a family of sharecroppers, Morrow taught himself barbering and chemistry — the foundation of his hair care business.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
His dark hair is tightly barbered into a stylish flip.
—David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Barber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barber. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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