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barbered

barbered is the simple past and past participle of barber.

Meaning of barber

Verb

barber (third-person singular simple present barbers, present participle barbering, simple past and past participle barbered)

  1. (transitive) To cut the hair or beard of (a person).
  2. (intransitive) (US, slang) To chatter, talk.
    • ‘I shouldn't ought to barber with you. But when I like a guy, the ceiling's the limit.’1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 29

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Words formed from barbered

Questions about barbered

What is barbered the simple past and past participle of?
Barbered is the simple past and past participle of barber.

Words near barbered in the dictionary

  1. barberas
  2. barberchair
  3. barberchaired
  4. barberchairing
  5. barberchairs
  6. barbered
  7. Barberena
  8. Barberenas
  9. barberess
  10. barberesses
  11. Barberet

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