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How do you use Barber in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like composer or hairdresser, plus the exact meaning.

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Barber in a sentence

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Barber | Barbed | Barb | Barbershop | Barbs | Barbers | Barbera | Barbershops | Barberton

Barber meaning

  1. A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.
  2. A barber surgeon, a foot soldier specializing in treating battlefield injuries.
  3. A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea water, especially one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; so named from the cutting ice spicules.

Synonyms of Barber

samuel barber composer hairdresser hairstylist stylist styler groom neaten

Related words

Other words often associated with Barber or its synonyms:

artificer craftsman journeyman artisan beautify prettify embellish participant newlywed order straighten musician

Using Barber

  • The main meaning on this page is: A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers. | A barber surgeon, a foot soldier specializing in treating battlefield injuries. | A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea water, especially one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; so named from the cutting ice spicules.
  • Useful related words include: samuel barber, composer, hairdresser, hairstylist.
  • In the example corpus, barber often appears in combinations such as: barber shop, the barber, barber and.

Context around Barber

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

canalside 2× asks 1× demon 1× era 1× look 1× renamed 1× paul 1× bobby 1× kelsey 1× portable 1×

Often after:

shop 5× paradox 3× trey 1× shopwhat 1× marion 1×

Sentence patterns with Barber

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

that the barber is a 2× a asks barber b to 1× a portable barber shop called 1× and brandon barber and grandparents 1× as the barber he needs 1× barber trey johnson 1× beard then barber a counts 1× been renamed barber st in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a section of 1× barber trey johnson 1× canalside barber shopwhat 1× carpenter s barber 1× each barber can 1× for example the 1×

Common sentence endings:

is a woman 2× and david smith 1× and josephine lusk 1× applies to himself 1× by another barber 1× granddaughter kelsey barber 1×

Words around Barber

Just before it in the word index:

barbeques 9 barbeque 77 barbenheimer 15 barbels 6 barbells 8 barbell 26

Just after it in the word index:

barbera 76 barberena 3 barberie 2 barbering 12 barberini 15 barberino 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

acknowledges 621 borne 621 den 621 forgiveness 621 inflammation 621 quicker 621

Corpus analysis for Barber

  • In this selection, "barber" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, canalside, asks, demon, shop, paradox and trey stand out and add context to how "barber" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include that the barber is a and a asks barber b to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "barber" sits close to words such as acknowledges, borne and den, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with barber

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Each barber can be shaved by another barber. (8 words)

Canalside Barber ShopWhat, where, who: Canalside Barber Shop 86 South Union Street,. (12 words)

She was predeceased by her siblings, Michael Barber, Marion Weiczorek, Jeanette Barber, and Josephine Lusk. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

While appealing, these layman 's versions of the paradox share a drawback: an easy refutation of the barber paradox seems to be that such a barber does not exist, or at least does not shave (a variant of which is that the barber is a woman). (46 words)

One of the darkest musicals ever written, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” is the unsettling tale of a Victorian-era barber who returns home to London after15 years of exile to take revenge on the corrupt judge who ruined his life. (44 words)

The barber's claim applies to only "men in our town," so there is no paradox if the barber is a woman (or a gorilla, or a child, or a man from some other town—or anything other than a "man in our town"). (44 words)

Example sentences (20)

If Barber A asks Barber B to shave his beard, then Barber A counts as "a person who does not shave himself".

If the barber does not shave himself then he fits into the group of people who would be shaved by the barber (and, so, as the barber he needs to shave himself).

While appealing, these layman 's versions of the paradox share a drawback: an easy refutation of the barber paradox seems to be that such a barber does not exist, or at least does not shave (a variant of which is that the barber is a woman).

One of the darkest musicals ever written, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” is the unsettling tale of a Victorian-era barber who returns home to London after15 years of exile to take revenge on the corrupt judge who ruined his life.

Barber Trey Johnson cleans up Kendrick Koffi’s hair at Ultimate Look Barber, where he rents a chair, in St. Paul on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.

Carpenter’s Barber Shop, a winner in the past, won again for favorite local barber shop.

He'd go to your home, or he'd see you in a barber shop with Floyd the barber, he'll talk to you about what's going on.

A section of Clarence St. has been renamed Barber St. in honour of Paul Barber, a former American slave who settled in Ottawa.

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In addition to his parents, Mr. Clithero was preceded in death by his four siblings, Kenneth Clithero, Selma Paule, Joe Clithero, and Carroll Clithero; a stepson, Bobby Barber and step great-granddaughter, Kelsey Barber.

Jason Gauthier started giving free haircuts to the homeless a year ago and now operates a portable barber shop called Streetcuts Barber in a trailer.

Canalside Barber ShopWhat, where, who: Canalside Barber Shop 86 South Union Street,.

Leslie Barber was the owner and publisher of the Chilliwack Progress and his wife, Connie Barber, a notable local writer.

Mrs. Hopper was born on June 21, 1924 in Rockingham County to the late John Luther Barber and Mattie Setliff Barber.

She was predeceased by her siblings, Michael Barber, Marion Weiczorek, Jeanette Barber, and Josephine Lusk.

Suzette is survived by her mother, Susan Cometsevah; father, Darryl Smith; brothers, Sheldon Barber and Brandon Barber; and grandparents, Virginia Cometsevah and Darlene and David Smith.

Each barber can be shaved by another barber.

For example, the barber paradox supposes a barber who shaves all men who do not shave themselves and only men who do not shave themselves.

Such a variation is not considered to be a paradox at all: the true barber paradox requires the contradiction arising from the situation where the barber's claim applies to himself.

The barber's claim applies to only "men in our town," so there is no paradox if the barber is a woman (or a gorilla, or a child, or a man from some other town—or anything other than a "man in our town").

This version identifies the sex of the clients, but omits the sex of the barber, so a simple solution is that the barber is a woman.

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Common combinations with barber

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "barber" in a sentence?
An example: "If Barber A asks Barber B to shave his beard, then Barber A counts as "a person who does not shave himself"." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "barber" from authentic English texts.
What does "barber" mean?
Barber means: A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.
What are synonyms of "barber"?
Common synonyms of "barber" include: samuel barber, composer, hairdresser, hairstylist, stylist, styler, groom, neaten.
How many example sentences with "barber" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "barber", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.