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hairdresser
A person whose job is to cut, wash, dye, and style hair. The feminine form is 'die Friseurin' (female hairdresser).
Ich muss dringend zum Friseur, meine Haare sind viel zu lang.
I urgently need to go to the hairdresser; my hair is far too long.
hair salon
Colloquial for the hair salon, meaning the business or shop where a hairdresser works.
Der neue Friseur um die Ecke macht nächste Woche auf.
The new hair salon around the corner opens next week.
When you have an appointment, you go 'zum Friseur' (to the hairdresser). While you are there, you are 'beim Friseur' (at the hairdresser's). Both phrases use the dative.
Ich gehe morgen Nachmittag zum Friseur.
I'm going to the hairdresser tomorrow afternoon.
'Der Friseur' (the hairdresser) belongs to a word family. What the hairdresser creates is a 'Frisur' (hairstyle). The related verb is 'frisieren' (to style hair).
Deine neue Frisur sieht toll aus!
Your new hairstyle looks great!
Although 'der Friseur' (the hairdresser) is the person, the expression 'zum Friseur gehen' (to go to the hairdresser) is almost always used for visiting the salon. If you explicitly mean the person, you often say 'mein Friseur' (my hairdresser).
Ich suche einen guten Friseur in dieser Gegend.
I'm looking for a good hairdresser in this area.
shearer / barber
“Friseur” is the modern occupational term for a person who cuts and styles hair. “Scherer” could formerly refer to a barber or bathhouse attendant who also cut hair, but it is outdated in this sense. “Friseur” is the appropriate term for the profession today.
Heute schneidet der Friseur Paul im Salon die Haare.
Today, the hairdresser Paul is cutting hair at the salon.
Früher schnitt der Scherer Paul seinen Kunden die Haare und zog auch Zähne.
In the past, the barber Paul cut his customers’ hair and also pulled teeth.
