Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A writer or speaker who cultivates an artful literary style.
- n. A designer of or consultant on styles in decorating, dress, or beauty.
- n. A hairdresser.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A writer or speaker distinguished for excellence or individuality of style; one who cultivates, or is a master or critic of, literary style.
Wiktionary
- n. designer
- n. hairdresser
- n. A writer or speaker distinguished for excellence or individuality of style; one who cultivates, or is a master or critic of, literary style.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who is a master or a model of style, especially in writing or speaking; a critic of style.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an artist who is a master of a particular style
- n. someone who cuts or beautifies hair
Examples
“The term 'stylist' is a reviewer-adjective, one that on the surface makes sense, but really has no - cannot - have uniform definition, it just sounds appropriate for some writers, past and present: Valente, Ducornet, Peake among others.”
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“A source told the magazine, "It's very hush-hush," adding the 39-year-old stylist is "telling people she can't travel.”
“I'll say it for the record: Helmut Käutner, as an eloquent narrative stylist, is the peer of his contemporaries William Wyler, Frank Borzage, Michael Powell and Vincente Minnelli.”
“A hair stylist from a French funeral home aimed to give the dead princess the same look she had on the cover of a recent issue of Paris Match.”
“My old stylist is back in town after having disappeared for several years.”
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“Strangely enough, on the face of it, an amateur literary stylist is less likely to do that than a professional scholar.”
“I used to hate it when everyone called me a 'stylist' - I am a curator and a communicator," said Mr. Formichetti.”
“If the stylist is still alive and well today, it’s only because Ms. Houston hadn’t also tripped over the long train on that gown, but I’d venture a guess that his or her days of working for Whitney are Oh-Oh-Ooooh-Oh-ver.”
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“There’s plenty of gray in my hair — my stylist is kind and refers to it as “platinum” — but so far I haven’t gotten around to coloring it.”
“Karen Hughes, W’s whitebread image-stylist, is quoted at the Guardian:”
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