c. 1300, from Anglo-French barbour (attested as a surname from early 13c.), from Old French barbeor, barbieor (Modern French barbier, which has a more restricted sense than the English word), from Vulgar Latin *barbatorem, from Latin barba "beard" (see barb (n.)). Originally also regular practitioners of surgery, they were restricted to haircutting and dentistry under Henry VIII.
例文
1. She had to call a barber to shave him.
彼女は理髪師を呼んで顔を剃らなければならなかった。
2.She asked the barber to crop her hair short.
彼女は理髪師に髪を短く切ってもらった。
3.The barber gave him a shave and a haircut.
理髪師は彼に修繕理髪をしてあげた。
4.The barber thinned out his customer 's thick hair.