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barberess

barberess noun: a female barber.

Noun

barberess (plural barberesses)

  1. (rare) A female barber.

Forms of barberess

pluralbarberesses

Origin of barberess

From barber + -ess.

Questions about barberess

What does barberess mean?
Barberess means a female barber.
What part of speech is barberess?
Barberess is a noun.
What is the plural of barberess?
The plural of barberess is barberesses.

Words near barberess in the dictionary

  1. barberchairing
  2. barberchairs
  3. barbered
  4. Barberena
  5. Barberenas
  6. barberess
  7. barberesses
  8. Barberet
  9. Barberets
  10. barberfish
  11. barberfishes

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