haircutter

Hairdresser - a person who cuts hair.

Are they same in meaning?

Hairdresser = barber

Vincent TeoAre they same in meaning?

Hairdresser = barber

A hairdresser can be male or female.

A barber is male.

Hi Optilang, what do you call a guy who cuts hair? A barber or a hairdresser? In other words, what makes a guy a barber and not hairdresser and vice versa.

New2grammarHi Optilang, what do you call a guy who cuts hair? A barber or a hairdresser? In other words, what makes a guy a barber and not hairdresser and vice versa.

A barber works in a barber's shop. His clients are men - it is an all male environment.

A hairdresser can be male or female - and they work in a hairdresser's/ hair salon where

One last question, if you're new to the city, how do you know if an establishment is a hair salon or a barber just from the its appearance? Is there a way to find out? Or you'll have to go in and monitor its clients and workers?

Check the price list.

PBF

New2grammarOne last question, if you're new to the city, how do you know if an establishment is a hair salon or a barber just from the its appearance? Is there a way to find out? Or you'll have to go in and monitor its clients and workers?

I don't know about other countries, but in the UK and in Poland I can spot a barber's shop easily.

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Thanks, Optilang. I get the picture now. Do you get a coffee when you go to a salon? I've never been served a coffee, not even a water. Well, I think I did get a glass of water once when I went to a high end salon.

They always offer me coffee, but I never have one. I can't work out how to drink one with my arms stuck under the apron they put on me. Anyway, I'm never there for long, there isn't much hair left for them to cut!