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SHAVER
shaver, electric shaver, electric razor
(noun) a razor powered by an electric motor
child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling
(noun) a young person of either sex; âshe writes books for childrenâ; âtheyâre just kidsâ; ââtiddlerâ is a British term for youngsterâ
shaver
(noun) an adult male who shaves
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Shaver
A surname.
Anagrams
• Havers, havers
Etymology
Noun
shaver (plural shavers)
One who shaves.
A barber, one whose occupation is to shave.
A tool or machine for shaving; an electric razor.
(slang, obsolete) An extortionate bargainer; a sharper.
One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer.
(colloquial) A boy; a lad; a little fellow.
Anagrams
• Havers, havers
Source: Wiktionary
Shav"er, n.
1. One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.
2. One who is close in bargains; a sharper. Swift.
3. One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer. By these shavers the Turks were stripped. Knolles.
4. A boy; a lad; a little fellow. [Colloq.] "These unlucky little shavers." Salmagundi. As I have mentioned at the door to this young shaver, I am on a chase in the name of the king. Dickens.
5. (Mech.)
Definition: A tool or machine for shaving. A note shaver, a person who buys notes at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest. [Cant, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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