hairstylist
noun
hair·styl·ist
ˈher-ˌstī-list 
variants
or less commonly hair stylist
plural hairstylists also hair stylists
: a person whose occupation is the cutting and arranging of hair : hairdresser
especially
: a person who does creative cutting and styling of hair
Examples of hairstylist in a Sentence
the hairstylist fashioned the model's hair into an elegant updo
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Newton-John's hairstylist Martin Samuel saw firsthand how the relationship between them developed.
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Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Jurors started deliberating Wednesday, and are deciding whether the former movie mogul raped Mann, a hairstylist and actor, in a Manhattan hotel on March 18, 2013.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Featuring insight from longtime stylist Meredith Koop, makeup artist Carl Ray, and hairstylists Yene Damtew and Njeri Radway, the series pulls back the curtain on some of Obama’s most recognizable public moments and the intention behind them.
—Essence, 13 May 2026
Tate was murdered along with celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring, coffee heiress Abigail Folger and writer Wojciech Frykowski.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
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Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Jurors started deliberating Wednesday, and are deciding whether the former movie mogul raped Mann, a hairstylist and actor, in a Manhattan hotel on March 18, 2013.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Featuring insight from longtime stylist Meredith Koop, makeup artist Carl Ray, and hairstylists Yene Damtew and Njeri Radway, the series pulls back the curtain on some of Obama’s most recognizable public moments and the intention behind them.
—Essence, 13 May 2026
Tate was murdered along with celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring, coffee heiress Abigail Folger and writer Wojciech Frykowski.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for hairstylist
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“Hairstylist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hairstylist. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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