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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 calledelectric razorelectric 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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of shaver1

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

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Example Sentences

Corded shavers are probably the least convenient because they need to be plugged in when they’re in use, which limits where you can use them and practically guarantees the cord will get in the way while you’re shaving.

Just make sure it’s charged before getting in, as shavers designed for use with water won’t work when plugged in since water and surges of electricity don’t mix.

Waterproof electric shavers can be cleaned with H20 and liquid soap, but dry shavers can be irreversibly damaged by the wet stuff.

Rotary shavers require a cleaning process that’s a bit more complicated than their foil-blade counterparts.

Even if your electric shaver yields only average results on its own, you can improve the efficacy of your morning clipping ritual without buying a new one.

I have known him since I was a shaver, and never had a word from him upon the 'one thing needful,' except at church.

Anne said she must get home to her baby: not the young shaver I saw; a little girl a month or two old.

I'm agreeable; I know how to clean fish as well as the next one; used to do it for mother, when I was a little shaver.

"Well, I hope the young shaver won't give his mother too much trouble," he said.

As he clumsily tried to unfasten Shaver's hood, Mary pushed him aside and with shaking fingers removed the child's wraps.

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