A barber is a person whose occupation is mainly to cut, dress, groom, style and shave hair or beards. A barber's place of work is known as a barbershop or the barber's. Barbershops have been noted places of social interaction and public discourse since at least classical antiquity.

A barber's pole is a type of sign used by barbers to signify the place or shop where they perform their craft.

/ˈbɑbəʃɑp/ IPA guide. Other forms: barbershops. A barbershop is one of the places where people go to get their hair cut.