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barber definition

bar·ber (bär′bər)

noun

a person whose work is cutting hair, shaving and trimming beards, etc.

Etymology: ME & OFr barbour; ult. < ML barbator < L barba, beard

transitive verb

to cut the hair of, shave, etc.

intransitive verb

to work as a barber
Barber definition

Bar·ber (bär′bər)

Barber, Samuel 1910-81; U.S. composer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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