: a keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair
Examples of razor in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebKeeping soap, towels, uniforms, gear and razors to yourself.—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024 Much of the film rests on a razor’s edge between funny and frightening, which makes its twists and turns all the more surprising.—EW.com, 2 June 2024 Then, on January 28, 1936, another inmate by the name of James Day attacked Loeb in the prison shower, slashing him more than 50 times with a razor.—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024 The wound should not be cut with a knife or a razor.—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for razor
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English rasour, from Anglo-French rasur, from raser to raze, shave — more at rase
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