hairstylist

noun
hair·​styl·​ist | \ ˈher-ˌstī-list How to pronounce hairstylist (audio) \

Definition of hairstylist

: hairdresser especially : a person who does creative styling of coiffures

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Synonyms for hairstylist

Synonyms

barber, haircutter, hairdresser, stylist

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Examples of hairstylist in a Sentence

the hairstylist fashioned the model's hair into an elegant updo

Recent Examples on the Web

In some of the photos, Musgraves is shown getting touched up by friend and hairstylist Giovanni Delgado and makeup artist Moani Lee, who later accompanied the sisters to Tom’s One-Hour Photo. Los Angeles Times, "Kacey Musgraves and Tom’s One-Hour Photo: See the private photos that started it all," 30 Aug. 2019 What's more, no surprise here: J.Lo's longtime hairstylist and friend Chris Appleton was behind her new look. Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, "Jennifer Lopez Just Debuted a Sleek, Long Bob for Fall," 26 Aug. 2019 Diana, who has been Abby's hairdresser and makeup artist in addition to being her friend, is also JoJo Siwa's personal hairstylist and makeup artist, according to Diana's Instagram. Martha Sorren, Woman's Day, "Abby Lee Miller Left 'Dance Moms' To Be By Her Friend Diana's Bedside During A Scary Hospital Stay," 21 Aug. 2019 The eight-months-pregnant honey blond actress, 25, wife of director Roman Polanski, lay stabbed on the living room floor near the body of Jay Sebring, 26, Hollywood hairstylist and her onetime fiancé. Linda Deutsch, Washington Post, "AP Was There: Charles Manson, followers convicted of murder," 7 Aug. 2019 Peter Lamas, celebrity hairstylist and founder of Peter Lamas Beauty, admits to using rice water for hair since the '70s. Jessica Ourisman, Good Housekeeping, "What Rice Water Can Do For Your Hair, According to Experts," 5 Aug. 2019 Others killed were coffee heiress Abigail Folger, celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring and Wojciech Frykowski, an aspiring screenwriter and friend of Polanski, who was out of town. John Rogers, The Denver Post, "Manson prosecutor: Keep them all locked up forever," 6 Aug. 2019 The bride wore a custom Alexander McQueen wedding gown, and Lacey enlisted Pamela Baumgartner as her hairstylist. Sarah Bray, Town & Country, "What It's Really Like to Get Married at Downton Abbey," 30 July 2019 Jim Markham remembers vividly the days following the grisly Manson murders of Roman Polanski's pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, her former boyfriend and hairstylist Jay Sebring and three others at the director's Benedict Canyon residence in August 1969. Tatiana Siegel, The Hollywood Reporter, "Manson Victim's Friend Posits Alternative Motive: "I Never Bought Into the Race War Theory"," 30 July 2019

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First Known Use of hairstylist

1935, in the meaning defined above

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