barbermonger or barber-monger

πŸ“– Definitions

noun

One excessively concerned about appearance; a fop, a dandy.

πŸ’¬ Usage Examples

β€œβ€˜Think you I had forgotten you, barber-monger?’ He thrust his face at mine, and his hand clutched at my collar.” Walter Jon Williams; Quillifer the Knight; Saga Press; 2019. β€œThe Native Americans endured much persecution.
By the late 19th to early 20th centuries they were deemed long-haired savages by many of a so-called civilized bent, the barbermongers.” Roger Sigler; Our Long Hairitage; WestBow Press; 2011.
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