shaver
a person or thing that shaves.
an electric razor.
Informal. a small boy; youngster.
a fellow.
a person who makes close bargains or is extortionate.
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How to use shaver in a sentence
Corded shavers are probably the least convenient because they need to be plugged in when they’re in use, which limits where you can use them and practically guarantees the cord will get in the way while you’re shaving.
Best electric shaver: Get a smooth shave with our picks | Jeremy Helligar | December 18, 2020 | Popular-ScienceJust make sure it’s charged before getting in, as shavers designed for use with water won’t work when plugged in since water and surges of electricity don’t mix.
Best electric shaver: Get a smooth shave with our picks | Jeremy Helligar | December 18, 2020 | Popular-ScienceWaterproof electric shavers can be cleaned with H20 and liquid soap, but dry shavers can be irreversibly damaged by the wet stuff.
Best electric shaver: Get a smooth shave with our picks | Jeremy Helligar | December 18, 2020 | Popular-ScienceRotary shavers require a cleaning process that’s a bit more complicated than their foil-blade counterparts.
Best electric shaver: Get a smooth shave with our picks | Jeremy Helligar | December 18, 2020 | Popular-ScienceEven if your electric shaver yields only average results on its own, you can improve the efficacy of your morning clipping ritual without buying a new one.
Best electric shaver: Get a smooth shave with our picks | Jeremy Helligar | December 18, 2020 | Popular-Science
I have known him since I was a shaver, and never had a word from him upon the 'one thing needful,' except at church.
Alone | Marion HarlandAnne said she must get home to her baby: not the young shaver I saw; a little girl a month or two old.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series | Mrs. Henry WoodI'm agreeable; I know how to clean fish as well as the next one; used to do it for mother, when I was a little shaver.
Little Fishers: and their Nets | Pansy"Well, I hope the young shaver won't give his mother too much trouble," he said.
In a German Pension | Katherine MansfieldAs he clumsily tried to unfasten shaver's hood, Mary pushed him aside and with shaking fingers removed the child's wraps.
A Reversible Santa Claus | Meredith Nicholson
British Dictionary definitions for shaver
/ (ˈʃeɪvə) /
a person or thing that shaves
Also called: electric razor, electric shaver an electrically powered implement for shaving, having reciprocating or rotating blades behind a fine metal comb or pierced foil
informal a youngster, esp a young boy
obsolete a person who makes hard or extortionate bargains
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