Definition of Tonsor

1. n. A barber.

Definition of Tonsor

1. Noun. (obsolete) A barber. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tonsor

1. a barber [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tonsor

tonsillitises
tonsillo-
tonsillolingual sulcus
tonsillolith
tonsilloliths
tonsillopathy
tonsillotome
tonsillotomes
tonsillotomies
tonsillotomy
tonsilotome
tonsilotomes
tonsilotomies
tonsilotomy
tonsils
tonsor (current term)
tonsorial
tonsors
tonsure
tonsured
tonsures
tonsuring
tontine
tontine insurance
tontiner
tontiners
tontines
tontons
tonus
tonuses

Literary usage of Tonsor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transatlantic Sketches, Comprising Visits to the Most Interesting Scenes in by James Edward Alexander (1833)
"New Orleans— Melancholy Streets—Hotel—The first night on shore— New Orleans tonsor.—The Markets—The Cathedral—A Duel.—The Levee.—Yellow-fever Captains. ..."

2. Decisions by California Public Utilities Commission (1922)
"This tract, consisting of 6£ acres, was subdivided into 18 lots by Henry tonsor and LF tonsor, who installed in connection therewith a plant for serving ..."

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