Word Study
shaver
CIDE DICTIONARY
shaver, n.
- One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave. [1913 Webster]
- One who is close in bargains; a sharper. Swift. [1913 Webster]
- One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer. [1913 Webster]"By these shavers the Turks were stripped." [1913 Webster]
- A boy; a lad; a little fellow. Salmagundi. [1913 Webster]"As I have mentioned at the door to this young shaver, I am on a chase in the name of the king." [1913 Webster]
- A tool or machine for shaving. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
shaver, n.
1 a person or thing that shaves.
2 an electric razor.
3 colloq. a young lad.
1 a person or thing that shaves.
2 an electric razor.
3 colloq. a young lad.
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