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shaver.

One who shaves.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃeɪvə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈʃeɪvɚ/General-American
  1. One who shaves.

  2. A barber, one whose occupation is to shave.

  3. A tool or machine for shaving; an electric razor.

  4. An extortionate bargainer; a sharper.

    obsolete · slang
  5. One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer.

  6. A boy; a lad; a little fellow.

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

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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