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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. United States composer (1910-1981);
[syn: Barber, Samuel Barber]

2. a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade;


VERB (1)

1. perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Barber \Bar"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barbered (b[aum]r"b[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Barbering.] To shave and dress the beard or hair of. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Barber \Bar"ber\, n. (Meteor.) A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea water, esp. one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; -- so named from the cutting ice spicules. [Canada] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Barber \Bar"ber\ (b[aum]r"b[~e]r), n. [OE. barbour, OF. barbeor, F. barbier, as if fr. an assumed L. barbator, fr. barba beard. See 1st Barb.] One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons. [1913 Webster] Barber's itch. See under Itch. [1913 Webster] Note: Formerly the barber practiced some offices of surgery, such as letting blood and pulling teeth. Hence such terms as barber surgeon (old form barber chirurgeon), barber surgery, etc. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Barber n 1: United States composer (1910-1981) [syn: Barber, Samuel Barber] 2: a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade v 1: perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of