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bar·ber
(bär′bər)n.
One whose business is to cut hair, usually of men and boys, and shave or trim beards.
tr.v. bar·bered, bar·ber·ing, bar·bers
1. To cut (the hair of someone).
2. To shave or trim (the beard of someone).
[Middle English, from Old French barbour, from Medieval Latin barbātōr, from Latin barba, beard; see bhardh-ā- in Indo-European roots.]
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barber
(ˈbɑːbə)n
(Hairdressing & Grooming) a person whose business is cutting men's hair and shaving or trimming beards
vb (tr)
1. (Hairdressing & Grooming) to cut the hair of
2. to shave or trim the beard of
[C13: from Old French barbeor, from barbe beard, from Latin barba]
Barber
(ˈbɑːbə)n
(Biography) Samuel. 1910–81, US composer: his works include an Adagio for Strings, adapted from the second movement of his string quartet No. 1 (1936) and the opera Vanessa (1958)
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bar•ber
(ˈbɑr bər)n.
1. a person whose occupation is to cut and dress the hair, esp. of male customers, and to shave or trim the beard.
v.t. 2. to trim or dress the hair or beard of.
v.i. 3. to work as a barber.
[1275–1325; Middle English barbour < Anglo-French; Old French barbeor=barb(e) (< Latin barba beard) + -eor < Latin -ātōr -ator]
Bar•ber
(ˈbɑr bər)n.
Samuel, 1910–81, U.S. composer.
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barber
Past participle: barbered
Gerund: barbering
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| Noun | 1. | Barber - United States composer (1910-1981) |
| 2. |  barber - a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade | |
| Verb | 1. |  barber - perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of |
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barber
[ˈbɑːbəʳ] N → peluquero m, barbero mat/to the barber's (shop) → en/a la peluquería or barbería
The Barber of Seville → El Barbero de Sevilla
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barber
(ˈbaːbə) noun a person who cuts men's hair, shaves their beards etc. barbero
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barber
→ barbero , peluqueroMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
barber
n barbero, peluquero -ra mfEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.