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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?
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
Toussaint, who was literate, socially adroit and a talented fiddler, was apprenticed as a coiffeur and was permitted to keep some of his earnings; Schuyler and her sister-in-law, Eliza Hamilton — the wife of Alexander Hamilton — were among his earliest clients.
—Elizabeth Stone, New York Times, 18 Feb. 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
In one of the play’s delightful rhymes, the widow derides Arsinoë’s priggishness and terrible coiffeur (an updo with varnished-looking curls).
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 4 May 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
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
Toussaint, who was literate, socially adroit and a talented fiddler, was apprenticed as a coiffeur and was permitted to keep some of his earnings; Schuyler and her sister-in-law, Eliza Hamilton — the wife of Alexander Hamilton — were among his earliest clients.
—Elizabeth Stone, New York Times, 18 Feb. 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
In one of the play’s delightful rhymes, the widow derides Arsinoë’s priggishness and terrible coiffeur (an updo with varnished-looking curls).
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 4 May 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coiffeur
Noun
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The beautician puts white stickers on Lina’s moles, explaining that the laser will burn only dark things.—
Elif Batuman,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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While Bobby is pretty heavy-handed in its message and delivery, any child of the ’90s would consider its standout scene to be the one between Moore’s Virginia and Sharon Stone’s beautician, Miriam.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The pair offer a program that requires 1,500 hours training over 10 months to three years to get a barber’s license as well as 500-hour and 1,000-hour programs through which barbers can train to become instructors and a 500-hour program through which cosmetologists can get their barber’s license.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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Thompson said the victim lived on the street where the shooting happened and described her as a mother and cosmetologist who was well-loved.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The reason that barber feels specifically like a service top job has to do with the mastery of clippers, the vibes of the shop, and the certain je ne sais quoi that emboldens the people who touch your hair to give you life advice.—
Quispe López,
Them,
11 Mar. 2025
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Santiago, an apprentice at a barber school, is due back in court on March 10.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But let’s not, innocent gay hairdressers, get lumped up with the gangs.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
31 Mar. 2025
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There’s an unspoken trust that is critical to getting the haircut just right, and to the experience in a hairdresser’s chair.—
Caroline Reilly,
Robb Report,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Coiffeur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coiffeur. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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