Barber Meaning
/ˈbɑː.bə/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.
nounA barber surgeon, a foot soldier specializing in treating battlefield injuries.
Sentence Examples
It's time you went to the barber's.
Is there a barber shop in the hotel?
CEFR Practice Quiz
Every month he visits the ____ to get a haircut and a shave.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He went to the local ____ to get a quick haircut before his date.
Word Origin & History
PIE word *bʰardʰéh₂ From Middle English barbour, from Anglo-Norman barbour, from Old French barbeor, from barbe (“beard”), from Latin barba.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"There's also a barber's shop and that staple of railway stations up and down the UK - a WH Smith."
— 2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Eastbourne”, in RAIL, number 948, page 27:
"‘I shouldn't ought to barber with you. But when I like a guy, the ceiling's the limit.’"
— 1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 29:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Every month he visits the ____ to get a haircut and a shave.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He went to the local ____ to get a quick haircut before his date.