shaver
Americannoun
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shavers
plural
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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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He died a week ago for want of $500 to make a $5,000 bond, held as a recidivist for allegedly shoplifting a $24 pair of pants and a $20 electric shaver from Walmart in July.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2023
Although they don’t give as close of a shave, “using an electric shaver is ideal if you want a clean-shaven appearance rather than a baby-smooth face,” he says.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2023
Fabric care: Static guard, leather spray, lint rollers, fabric shaver for sweaters, sewing kits.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
For example, she almost bought an electric shaver for her son, but then she saw it cost $90.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2022
His shaver came closer to the bumfluff on my upper lip...closer….
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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
He shaves, and, as Dr. Johnson so shrewdly pointed out that night at Dr. Taylor's, 'Sir, of a thousand shavers, two do not shave so much alike as not to be distinguished.'
From The Perfect Gentleman by Ralph Bergengren
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