/ ˈbɑːbə(r); NAmE ˈbɑːrb-/ noun
1.
a person whose job is to cut men's hair and sometimes to shave them
2.
(also barber's ) (both BrE ) ( pl. bar·bers ) a shop where men can have their hair cut
—compare hairdresser
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via Anglo-Norman French from Old French barbe , from Latin barba beard.