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# hairdresser

noun (a hairdresser, hairdressers; the hairdresser's — the shop)

«hairdresser» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A hairdresser is a person whose job is to cut, wash, colour and style people's hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hairdresser/#m1)
2. The hairdresser's is the shop where they work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hairdresser/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, children go to the hairdresser's for a haircut; in lessons about jobs and people who help us, hairdressers are an example of a service job. A hairdresser who cuts mainly men's and boys' hair is often called a barber. Phrases: go to the hairdresser's, book an appointment, a trip to the hairdresser.

### Examples

- I went to the hairdresser's to get my hair cut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hairdresser/#x1)
- The hairdresser washed my hair before cutting it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hairdresser/#x2)
- My aunt is a hairdresser and owns a salon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hairdresser/#x3)
- The hairdresser asked how short I wanted my fringe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hairdresser/#x4)
- Mum booked an appointment with the hairdresser for Saturday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hairdresser/#x5)
- The hairdresser used scissors, a comb and a hairdryer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hairdresser/#x6)

### Note

Countable: hairdressers. In the UK «I'm going to the hairdresser's» (the shop) is common; in the US people say «the hair salon». A barber is a hairdresser for men's hair. One word: hairdresser.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hairdresser» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hairdresser/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hairdresser» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hairdresser.html) on Mova free.