straight razor

noun

1. a razor having a stiff blade made of steel that is hinged to a handle into which it folds.

straight razor

noun

1. another name for cut-throat

Word History and Origins

Origin of straight razor¹

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

Bassam shouts, just as Jamal slices into the screaming lackey's fingers with a straight razor.

From The Daily Beast

As a boy, I watched my grandfather create a froth of lather in that cup, and shave himself with a straight razor.

From The Daily Beast

To you, it looks like a straight razor while, to Sacks, it resembles a shoe.

From Project Gutenberg

When you offered me that straight razor, I thought you'd gone off your nut.

From Project Gutenberg