barber

Also known as barbers

A barber is a person whose occupation is mainly to cut, dress, groom, style and shave hair or beards. A barber's place of work is known as a barbershop or '''the barber's'''. Barbershops have been noted places of social interaction and public discourse since at least classical antiquity. In some instances, barbershops were also public forums. They were the locations of open debates, voicing public concerns, and engaging citizens in discussions about contemporary issues.

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A barber is someone whose job is to cut, style, groom, and shave hair and beards, working in a shop called a barbershop. Barbershops have been important gathering places for conversation and public discussion since ancient times, sometimes serving as forums where people debated issues and shared concerns about contemporary matters.

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Occupation.name: Barber, Hairdresser
Occupation.image: 250px
Occupation.caption: A barber shaping his customer's beard in Ahvaz, Iran, c. 2022
Occupation.official_names: Barber, hairdresser
Occupation.type: Vocation
Occupation.employment_field: Barbershops, hair salons, hairdressing salons

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Commons category: Barbers
female form of label: brijačica
male form of label: brijač
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Names
History
Antiquity
Middle Ages
19th and 20th centuries
Contemporary
Barber schools
Curriculum
Cost
Length
Barber's pole
Equipment
Animals
In popular culture
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In previous times, barbers (known as barber surgeons) also performed surgery and dentistry. With the development of safety razors and the decreasing prevalence of beards in Anglophonic cultures, most barbers now specialize in cutting men's scalp hair as opposed to facial hair.