shaver
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Definition of shaver
7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- One who shaves.
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noun
- One who shaves.
- A barber, one whose occupation is to shave.
- A tool or machine for shaving; an electric razor.
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(obsolete, slang)An extortionate bargainer; a sharper.
“The shaver is an honest friendly man as before: he has a good deal to do to smother his Welsh fire, which, you know, he has in a greater degree than some would imagine. He posts himself a good part of the year in some warm house, wins the ladies money at ombre, and convinces them, that they are highly obliged to him.”
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One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer.
“By these shavers the Turks were stripped.”
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(colloquial)A boy; a lad; a little fellow.
“"Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen," said the sergeant, "but as I have mentioned at the door to this young shaver" (which he hadn't), "I am on a chase in the name of the King, and I want the blacksmith."”
name
- A surname.
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Etymology
From Middle English schaver; equivalent to shave + -er. In its meaning of a boy, lad, recorded since 1592, the word shaver has also been postulated to derive from Romani chavo (“young man”), which also gives us the modern slang chav, ultimately derived from Sanskrit छा (chā, “young animal”).
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