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US/ˈbɑːr.bər.ʃɑːp/
UK/ˈbɑː.bə.ʃɒp/
a shop where men go to have their hair cut or their beard shaved
In context
There's a small barbershop on the corner that charges only 50,000 dong.
My grandfather has gone to the same barbershop for forty years.
Old men sat in the barbershop chatting about football and politics.
Words that go with barbershop
adjective + noun
- local barbershopI get my hair cut at the local barbershop every month.
- small barbershopHe works in a small barbershop near the market.
- old-fashioned barbershopWe visited an old-fashioned barbershop with leather chairs.
verb + preposition
- go to the barbershopI need to go to the barbershop before the interview.
noun + noun
- barbershop quartetA barbershop quartet sang at the wedding.
- barbershop ownerThe barbershop owner has cut my hair since I was a child.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
I'm going to cut my hair this afternoon.Correct: I'm going to get my hair cut this afternoon.