"hairist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hairists [plural]
Etymology: From hair + -ist. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hair|-ist}} hair + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} hairist (plural hairists)
  1. (informal) One who discriminates against people based on their hairstyle or hair color. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Forms of discrimination, Hair

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hairist meaning in English (1.9kB)

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