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coiffeur

[kwa-fœr] / kwaˈfœr /


NOUN
hairdresser
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NOUN
stylist
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At a barber shop called Peluqueria 5 Star Fades Estrellas on 26th, a coiffeur named Juan Garcia sat in a chair near the store entrance.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2025

Alcaraz is also the sort of young person who assigns a critical pre tournament haircut not to a $300 Manhattan coiffeur, but to…his brother.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2025

The 80-plus-year-old coiffeur, decked out in marine attire complete with sailor stripes and the “Bachi” bonnet worn by the French marines, ushers us inside and says, “I’ve been here for 57 years.”

From Washington Post Jul. 20, 2017

“What do you write about?” the coiffeur asked.

From The New Yorker Aug. 2, 2016

"I have it from my coiffeur, whose son was on duty in an adjacent room, that there was a violent quarrel between them," said Madame de la Beaume with becoming mystery.

From Petticoat Rule by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

In both portraits, the Baroque coiffeurs and draperies are stripped away.

From New York Times Sep. 16, 2010

Berlin coiffeurs are attempting to launch the 'Hindenburg bob,' an exaggerated 'shingle,' imitative of my short bristling pompadour.

From Time Magazine Archive

The coiffeurs feared diminishing tips, the owners feared vanishing profits.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, in protest, 10,000 coiffeurs abstained from work for 24 hours.

From Time Magazine Archive

A second funeral pall was held by six coiffeurs of the corporation to which Jasmin had belonged.

From Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist by Smiles, Samuel




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