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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Never allow a hairstylist to mix alcohol with scissors, as the beautician tasked to trim the SVU star's locks at the time had done prior.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
At Diotima, Oribe hairstylist Joey George and Addiction Tokyo global creative director Kanako Takase tag-teamed a look that involved fresh faces, low buns and a delicate smattering of white paint along the hairline and forehead.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
What has been your experience working alongside hairstylists and clothing stylists to execute a look for a client, especially during hectic times like NYFW?
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Her go-to hairstylist, Mark Townsend, definitely leaned more bombshell than girl-next-door for this look.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
At Diotima, Oribe hairstylist Joey George and Addiction Tokyo global creative director Kanako Takase tag-teamed a look that involved fresh faces, low buns and a delicate smattering of white paint along the hairline and forehead.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
What has been your experience working alongside hairstylists and clothing stylists to execute a look for a client, especially during hectic times like NYFW?
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Her go-to hairstylist, Mark Townsend, definitely leaned more bombshell than girl-next-door for this look.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025
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 21 Sep. 2025.
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