barbier

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See also: Barbier and bărbier

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch barbier, from Old French barbier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑrˈbiːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bar‧bier
  • Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

barbier m (plural barbiers, diminutive barbiertje n, feminine barbierster)

  1. (chiefly historical) barber (hairdresser)
  2. (historical) surgeon

Derived terms


French

Etymology

barbe +‎ -ier

Pronunciation

Noun

barbier m (plural barbiers, feminine barbière)

  1. barber
    C'est alors qu'un Sicilien à voix forte entra dans la boutique, crevant cette tranquillité ; que le barbier, tout causant aussitôt, ne rasa plus que d'une main distraite et, d'un franc coup de lame, vlan ! écornifla le bouton. (Gide, Les Caves du Vatican, 1914)

Further reading


German

Pronunciation

Verb

barbier

  1. imperative singular of barbieren
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of barbieren