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Spell Bee Word: Hairdresser


What does hairdresser mean?

Word: Hairdresser

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Hairdresser means a person whose job is to cut, wash and style people's hair.

Synonyms: barber

How do you spell hairdresser?

Syllables: hair - dress - er

Tricky part: The first part is hair, as on your head, not hare, the animal: the two sound exactly the same.

Watch out for: haredresser, hairdressar, heirdresser

Memory tip: Picture the hairdresser combing the hair on your head; a hare in a field never needs a haircut.

Hairdresser in a sentence

Example 1: The hairdresser trimmed my fringe so it no longer fell into my eyes.

Example 2: Before the wedding, Aunt Kavita booked a hairdresser to come home.

Example 3: My cousin wants to train as a hairdresser after school.

Fun Fact

In British English, the hairdresser's, with an apostrophe s, can mean the shop itself, as in I am going to the hairdresser's on Saturday.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) gatekeper
b) firefiter
c) shopkeaper
d) hairdresser

Show answer

d) hairdresser. Shopkeeper, firefighter and gatekeeper have each lost or swapped letters here, so hairdresser is the one spelt right.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) electrician
b) plumber
c) carpenter
d) hairdreser

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d) hairdreser. The middle part of the word has a double s.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

hairdresser

a) tailor
b) gardener
c) cobbler
d) hairstylist

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d) hairstylist. A hairstylist cuts and styles hair, the same job a hairdresser does.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would you usually find a hairdresser at work?

a) in a laundry
b) in a salon
c) in a boutique
d) in a pharmacy

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b) in a salon

2. Which tools does a hairdresser use most?

a) a tape and chalk
b) a comb and scissors
c) an iron and board
d) a needle and thread

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b) a comb and scissors

Associated Words

Words that end in -ser: browser, cleanser, geyser

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: barber

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