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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Local barbershop Gornik & Drucker doesn’t know if it can reopen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Starting as a teenager in the 1950s, he sang vocal harmony with a group called the Parliaments at a New Jersey barbershop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

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 sell a bunch of candy during the fourth graders’ lunch, which makes me even more hyped about going to the barbershop after school.

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