A hairdresser or barber, especially in German and related languages.
From French 'friseur,' derived from 'friser' meaning to curl or crimp hair, ultimately from 'frise.' This spread to Germanic languages through French influence.
The word shows how French language dominated European fashion and grooming—from Paris came both the styling techniques and the words to describe them.
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