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tonsors

tonsors is the plural of tonsor.

Meaning of tonsor

Noun

tonsor (plural tonsors)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of barber.
    • “So, tonsor,” says Jones, “I find you have more trades than one; how came you not to inform me of this last night?”1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    barber

Questions about tonsors

What is tonsors the plural of?
Tonsors is the plural of tonsor.

Words near tonsors in the dictionary

  1. Tonsky
  2. Tonskys
  3. tonsor
  4. tonsorial
  5. tonsorially
  6. tonsors
  7. tonstein
  8. tonsteins
  9. tonsular
  10. tonsure
  11. tonsured

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