A female hairdresser or hair stylist, especially one who works in a fashionable salon.
From French 'coiffeuse', the feminine form of 'coiffeur', derived from 'coiffer' (to dress the hair).
While men were the celebrated 'coiffeurs' in fancy salons, many 'coiffeuses' did the actual daily work—a pattern that repeated across professions where women did labor but men got the fame.
French feminine form of 'coiffeur.' Historically marked female hairdressers as secondary or decorative labor compared to male counterparts; associated with lower wages and prestige.
Use 'hairstylist' or 'hair professional'; if French context requires gendered form, acknowledge the term reflects occupational segregation, not skill difference.
["hairstylist","hair professional","coiffeur/coiffeuse (with note on gendered history)"]
Female hairdressers built a skilled profession against wage discrimination and invisibility; modern intersectional approaches recognize their artistry and labor equally.
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