HAIRSTYLIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hairstylist mean? 

• HAIRSTYLIST (noun)
  The noun HAIRSTYLIST has 1 sense:

1. someone who cuts or beautifies hair

  Familiarity information: HAIRSTYLIST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAIRSTYLIST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who cuts or beautifies hair

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

hairdresser; hairstylist; styler; stylist

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

artificer; artisan; craftsman; journeyman (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hairstylist"):

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

coiffeur (a man hairdresser)

coiffeuse (a woman hairdresser)

tinter (a hairdresser who tints hair)

Derivation:

hair style (the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair))

 Context examples 

The time from December 19 to January 3 will be a great time to buy new clothes and find ways to refresh your appearance, for Venus will see to it that you find beautiful wardrobe options and will enjoy the results of experts you hire (hairstylist, esthetician, barber, Botox doctor, and so forth).

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)