barber

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun United States composer (1910-1981)
  2. noun a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade
  3. verb perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of

Etymology

PIE word *bʰardʰéh₂ From Middle English barbour, from Anglo-Norman barbour, from Old French barbeor, from barbe (“beard”), from Latin barba.

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Samuel Barber

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