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BARBER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("barber" is a kind of...):

hairdresser; hairstylist; styler; stylist (someone who cuts or beautifies hair)

Derivation:

barber (perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States composer (1910-1981)

Synonyms:

Barber; Samuel Barber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

composer (someone who composes music as a profession)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "barber" is one way to...):

groom; neaten (care for one's external appearance)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

barber (a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade)

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