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coiffeur

noun

Definition of coiffeur

as in beautician

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Recent Examples of coiffeur If all that counts is inward essence, what the hell were those teams of makeup artists, coiffeurs, and cinematographers employed by the major studios, in the golden age, doing all day? — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024 The French may champion a makeup-free look, but their tousled tresses aren’t so effortless — French coiffeurs have mastered the art of achieving perfectly imperfect hair. — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023 The British coiffeur’s 35-year-plus career includes styling the locks of A-listers like Sarah Jessica Parker, Goldie Hawn, Sharon Stone, and Paris Hilton, among others. — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2023 But, with ample time to kill, the girls have been interrupting her beauty sleep to play coiffeur. — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2021 In France itinerant coiffeurs made up 8-10% of the market, says Pierre André, who runs Wecasa, an app which arranges home cuts. — The Economist, 28 May 2020 Michel Euler/Associated Press PARIS — Franck Provost, a high-profile coiffeur with more than 500 hair salons across France, needed to do some hiring last fall in the central Loire region. — Liz Alderman, New York Times, 9 July 2019

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Noun

The pic follows a young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, who finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
For her wedding attire, McCord wore two gowns by Beverly Hills designer Mark Zunino and was styled by celebrity beautician René Horsch, according to People.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of beautician

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For aspiring cosmetologists and estheticians, choosing a school is about more than finding a path to licensure.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026
Then there was Shyvonne McCain, a cosmetologist at The Village, who has worked with Washington for more than 20 years.

— Scott Talley, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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Every two weeks for the past 10 years, Nelson Ortega has sat down in Mohammad Abuhashish’s Irving Park barber chair and gotten a fresh trim.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026
Such was the question the celebrity barber — whose A-list client roster reads like a top-100 list, from Barack Obama to Tom Brady — asked himself when the country went into lockdown six years ago.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

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