shaver

[shey-ver]

noun

1. a person or thing that shaves.

2. an electric razor.

3. Informal.,  a small boy; youngster.

4. a fellow.

5. a person who makes close bargains or is extortionate.

shaver

/ ˈʃeɪvə /

noun

1. a person or thing that shaves

2. 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

3. informal,  a youngster, esp a young boy

4. obsolete,  a person who makes hard or extortionate bargains

Word History and Origins

Origin of shaver¹

1375–1425; late Middle English; shave, -er ¹; compare chip off the old block

Example Sentences

Inside the intake room, a sea of trustees descended on the men with electric shavers, stripping heads of hair with haste.

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Inside old laptops, electric toothbrushes and shavers is a trove including steel, aluminium, copper, lithium batteries and even gold.

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A single 5.2-ounce tube could have a daily shaver putting their best face forward well into the second half of next year.

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The pair were surprised by some of what their competitors chose to haul in their backpacks — one person brought an electric shaver and chess set — and learned about themselves in the process of filming.

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After watching someone tinker with an electric shaver, for instance, the A.I. must explain why the shaver did not turn on.

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Related Words

• baby 
• boy 
• daughter 
• girl 
• juvenile 
• kid 
• minor 
• offspring 
• son 
• youngster 
• youth