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coiffeur

hairdresser

noun kwah-FUR Less Common
People & Society Professions

Also means

barber

Usage Note

Coiffeur is the masculine form; the feminine is coiffeuse, which also means a dressing table with a mirror. The salon itself is called le salon de coiffure. The related verb coiffer means to style someone's hair, and bien coiffé means well-groomed or neatly styled.

Examples

"Mon coiffeur travaille dans ce salon."

Natural Translation

My hairdresser works in that salon.

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