noun
hairdresser, barber
B1
Friseur: means hairdresser or barber. Masculine noun (der Friseur) with plural Friseure. Declines regularly (die Friseure, den Friseuren). No unusual plural or umlaut. Use article and case endings like other masculine nouns. Refers to a person or salon staff who cuts and styles hair.
Examples
Ich muss dringend zum Friseur, meine Haare sind zu lang.
I really need to go to the hairdresser; my hair is too long.
Der Kunde ging zum Friseur, weil er für die Hochzeit eine neue Frisur haben wollte.
The customer went to the hairdresser because he wanted to have a new hairstyle for the wedding.
Der Friseur schnitt dem Mann den Bart und rasierte ihn glatt.
The barber trimmed the man's beard and shaved him clean.
Details
Mnemonics
picture a salon sign with the word 'Friseur' and scissors
sounds like 'frizz yer' — think of someone fixing frizzy hair
der — imagine a male barber in an old-style men's shop to remember masculine gender
Notes
Friseur is the standard German word for a person who cuts hair. Frisör is an older/alternative spelling. In everyday speech you may also hear 'zum Friseur gehen' to mean 'get a haircut'.