barbershop

[bahr-ber-shop] / ˈbɑr bərˌʃɒp /

NOUN

hair-dressing establishment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beauty parlor beauty salon

STRONG

barber

WEAK

hair salon hairdressing salon styling salon tonsorium

Example Sentences

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BIRMINGHAM, England—The neighborhood around Harris Hussein’s barbershop in this once thriving industrial city is marked by potholes and strewn with piles of uncollected trash.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Over the years it has also been a barbershop and the site of an organ sales and repair store.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Saman says working illegally in a car wash, barbershop or mini-mart would have been very easy to do, but he told us he would never have done that.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

Baller amenities are said to include a bowling alley, recording studio, and barbershop.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

I tell him about my hustle at the barbershop, and he shakes his head.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist