shaver
Americannoun
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a person or thing that shaves.
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an electric razor.
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Informal. a small boy; youngster.
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a fellow.
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a person who makes close bargains or is extortionate.
noun
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a person or thing that shaves
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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
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informal a youngster, esp a young boy
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obsolete a person who makes hard or extortionate bargains
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of shaver
1375–1425; late Middle English; see shave, -er 1; compare chip off the old block
Example Sentences
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Several ads trafficked in revulsion as an attention-getter, none more so than this one for a body shaver featuring various clumps of removed body hair singing with their little hairy mouths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026
No matter the body part, here are some tips for finding the most efficient shaver for the job.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2023
On a coffee table, he had a hand mirror; an electric shaver, which he used every morning; and a collection of press clippings that told of his status as an odd figure in France.
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2022
Fabric care: Static guard, leather spray, lint rollers, fabric shaver for sweaters, sewing kits.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
A thirty-five cent piece was big enough for a man with an ice shaver to buy and sell “icies,” shaved ice with flavored syrup, and make a day’s wage.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
Inside old laptops, electric toothbrushes and shavers is a trove including steel, aluminium, copper, lithium batteries and even gold.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2024
Hurly is a fan of men’s electric shavers, which cover more terrain than a blade because of their wider head.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2023
Fabric shavers make your fabric look new again by gently removing lint.
From Fox News ● Mar. 24, 2022
His coffee makers, alarm clocks and shavers became the backdrops to modern life through the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2018
We took a shine to each other when we were little shavers.
From Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale by Smith, Harriet L.
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