Meanings
nounhairdresser (plural hairdressers)
plural hairdressers · alternative hair dresser · alternative hair-dresser
- A person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession.
Near-synonyms: barber; beautician, aesthetician, esthetician
Synonyms: friseur, hairstylist, barber, beautician, aesthetician, esthetician
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*hērą
- Proto-West Germanic*hār
- Old Englishhǣr
- Middle Englishher
- Englishhair
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindīs-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵtós
- Proto-Italic*rektos
- Latinrēctus
- Latindīrēctus
- Vulgar Latin*dīrēctiāre
- Old Frenchdrecier
- Middle Englishdressen
- Englishdress
- Englishhairdresser
Translations
Afrikaans haarkapper
- haarkapperprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Arabic مُزَيِّن, كْوَافِير
- مُزَيِّن (muzayyin)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
- كْوَافِير (kwafīr)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
Bengali নরসুন্দর
- নরসুন্দর (norśundor)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
Bulgarian фризьо́р, фризьо́рка
- фризьо́р (frizjór)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
- фризьо́рка (frizjórka)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
- коафьо́р (koafjór)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
- коафьо́рка (koafjórka)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
Catalan perruquer, barber
- perruquerprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- barberprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- pentinadorprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Chinese Mandarin 美髮師 /美发师, 理髮員 /理发员
- 美髮師 /美发师 (měifàshī, měifǎshī)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
- 理髮員 /理发员 (lǐfàyuán, lǐfǎyuán)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
Czech kadeřník, kadeřnice
- kadeřníkprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- kadeřniceprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Danish frisør
- frisørprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Dutch kapper, kapster
- kapperprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- kapsterprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Esperanto frizisto, haristo
- frizistoprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- haristoprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- barbiroprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Estonian juuksur
- juuksurprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Finnish kampaaja, parturi
- kampaajaprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- parturiprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
French coiffeur, coiffeuse
- coiffeurprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- coiffeuseprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- friseurprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- friseuseprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
German Friseur, Friseurin
- Friseurprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- Friseurinprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- Coiffeurprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- Coiffeuseprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Greek κομμωτής, κομμώτρια
- κομμωτής (kommotís)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
- κομμώτρια (kommótria)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
Hebrew מְעַצֵּב שֵׂיעָר
- מְעַצֵּב שֵׂיעָר (me'atzév se'ár)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
Hindi नाई, मुंड
- नाई (nāī)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
- मुंड (muṇḍ)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
Hungarian fodrász, fodrásznő
- fodrászprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- fodrásznőprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Icelandic hárgreiðslumaður, hársnyrtir
- hárgreiðslumaðurprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- hársnyrtirprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- hárgreiðslumeistariprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Indonesian penata rambut
- penata rambutprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Irish gruagaire
- gruagaireprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Italian parrucchiere, parrucchiera
- parrucchiereprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- parrucchieraprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Japanese 美容師
- 美容師 (biyōshi)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
Korean 미용사
- 미용사 (miyongsa)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
Latin cinerārius, cinīflō
- cinerāriusprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- cinīflōprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- ornātrixprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Latvian frizieris, friziere
- frizierisprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- friziereprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Lithuanian kirpė́jas, kirpė́ja
- kirpė́jasprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- kirpė́japrofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Māori kaikuti makawe, kaihākari
- kaikuti makaweprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- kaihākariprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Norwegian Bokmål frisør
- frisørprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Polish fryzjer, fryzjerka
- fryzjerprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- fryzjerkaprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- golibrodaprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- balwierzprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Portuguese cabeleireiro, cabeleireira
- cabeleireiroprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- cabeleireiraprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Romanian frizer, frizeriță
- frizerprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- frizerițăprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- coaforprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Russian парикма́хер, парикма́херша
- парикма́хер (parikmáxer)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
- парикма́херша (parikmáxerša)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
- цирю́льник (cirjúlʹnik)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
- цирю́льница (cirjúlʹnica)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
Slovak kaderník, kaderníčka
- kaderníkprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- kaderníčkaprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Spanish peluquero, peluquera
- peluqueroprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- peluqueraprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Swedish frisör, frisörska
- frisörprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- frisörskaprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- barberareprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Tagalog tagapagkulot
- tagapagkulotprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Thai ช่างแต่งผม
- ช่างแต่งผม (châang-dtɛ̀ɛng-pǒm)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
Turkish berber, kuaför
- berberprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
- kuaförprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Ukrainian перука́р, перука́рка
- перука́р (perukár)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
- перука́рка (perukárka)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
Urdu حَجّام, مُو تَراش
- حَجّام (hajjām)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
- مُو تَراش (mū tarāś)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
- نَائی (nāī)professional for haircutting or hairstyling
Vietnamese thợ cắt tóc
- thợ cắt tócprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Welsh triniwr gwallt
- triniwr gwalltprofessional for haircutting or hairstyling
Cite this entry
APA
hairdresser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairdresser
MLA
“hairdresser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairdresser. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hairdresser,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairdresser.
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