cornrower

English

Etymology

From cornrow +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cornrower (plural cornrowers)

  1. Someone who braids hair into cornrows.
    • 2000, Julie A. Willett, Permanent Waves: The Making of the American Beauty Shop, New York, N.Y.; London: New York University Press, →ISBN, page 177:
      Richelle Braithwait, who worked as a cornrower at Casdulan Hairdressers in Harlem in 1980, expressed disbelief that "white women are paying $300 for a hairstyle on Park Avenue that any child in Harlem can do."
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