# hairdresser

Pronunciation: US say "HAIR-dres-er" /ˈhɛɹˌdɹɛsɚ/; UK say "HAIR-dres-uh" /ˈhɛəˌdɹɛsə/

## Noun

1. A person who cuts or styles hair for a living.
   - Simple: Someone whose job is to cut and style people's hair.
   - _The hairdresser recommended a softer color to suit her complexion._
   - _Several hairdressers at the salon were fully booked all weekend._

## Origin

Formed from hair + dress + the suffix -er.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/hairdresser (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).