hairstylist

noun

hair·​styl·​ist ˈher-ˌstī-list How to pronounce hairstylist (audio)
variants or less commonly hair stylist
plural hairstylists also hair stylists
: a person whose occupation is the cutting and arranging of hair : hairdresser
especially : a person who does creative cutting and styling of hair

Examples of hairstylist in a Sentence

the hairstylist fashioned the model's hair into an elegant updo
Recent Examples on the Web Like many other service and commission-based industries, tipping is customary in the hair industry—and many hairstylists rely on tips as part of their income. Maddy Zollo Rusbosin, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2024 For months, makeup artists, hairstylists, manicurists and more have been turning out one eye-catching beauty look after another for their clients. Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024 Her blonde hair, fluffy and seemingly air-dried, had also not been coerced into shape by a hairstylist, but rather left to do its own thing. Hannah Coates, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024 Keep scrolling to see the best hairstyles from the Oscars 2024, plus how to recreate the looks with inside tips from hairstylists. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2024 Some hairstylists online say clients have lost respect for all that goes into hairstyling. Annie Blay, Allure, 6 Mar. 2024 To reduce costs, Lee tells her clients to use local hairstylists and makeup artists rather than fly glam teams to different cities. Christine Werthman, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024 The rising artist wanted to hire her favorite celebrity hairstylist for a two-day video shoot, which would cost $12,000 in services alone, in addition to business-class travel for the hairstylist and the hairstylist’s assistant, plus the hairstylist’s agent’s fees. Christine Werthman, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024 The salon experience is standardized, with hairstylists completing the chain’s own training program and working as employees rather than independent contractors. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hairstylist was in 1934

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“Hairstylist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hairstylist. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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hairstylist

noun
hair·​styl·​ist -ˌstī-list How to pronounce hairstylist (audio)
hairstyling
-ˌstī-liŋ
noun
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