as in barber
a person who cuts and arranges hair
although she usually dresses her own hair, the bride-to-be decided to go to a professional stylist before the big day
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Recent Examples of stylist
Each stay also includes a $100 Bloomingdale’s gift card, a VIP in-store styling appointment with the in-house stylists, and a Dior Beauty glam sesh.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
With Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps both on the promotional circuit, celebrity stylists are racing to pull the most eye-catching looks.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 July 2025
That logic has driven a growing number of creators and stylists to treat Essence like Fashion Week.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
To accompany the whole Southern-Gothic setting of her new show, the eye-catching performance wardrobe—helped brought to life by her go-to stylist, Molly Dickson—has revolved around a sweeter, more retro sensibility.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 July 2025
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
With Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps both on the promotional circuit, celebrity stylists are racing to pull the most eye-catching looks.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 July 2025
That logic has driven a growing number of creators and stylists to treat Essence like Fashion Week.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
To accompany the whole Southern-Gothic setting of her new show, the eye-catching performance wardrobe—helped brought to life by her go-to stylist, Molly Dickson—has revolved around a sweeter, more retro sensibility.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stylist
barber
Noun
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In one space, parents receive facials from their daughters, in another young boys learn to be barbers and cut the hair of their fathers.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 July 2025
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Over time, whites grew increasingly uneasy about submitting to Black barbers wielding sharp instruments.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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“Stylist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stylist. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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