friseur

Etymology

From French friseur, from friser (“to curl, frizz”).

Noun

friseur (plural friseurs)

1. (now rare) A hairdresser.
   • 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy:

     As for poor Owen, could the bob-wig which he then wore have uncurled itself, and stood on end with horror, I am convinced the morning's labour of the friseur would have been undone, merely by the excess of his astonishment at this enormity.

Further reading

• friseur in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• friseur at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• frisure, furries, surfier

Etymology

friser +‎ -eur

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁi.zœʁ/

Noun

friseur m (plural friseurs, feminine friseuse)

1. (dated) hairdresser.

Further reading

• “friseur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).