: a keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair
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Even casual contact, such as sharing of washcloths, toothbrushes, or razors, can spread the virus, according to the hospital.—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025 Typical of Brooks’ films, his characters walk a razor’s edge between comfort and trauma, with the writer/director often drawing from his own history.—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025 Last week, committee chair Hunter Yurachek said the Notre Dame-Alabama debate was on the razor’s edge and some committee members still had the Irish above the Crimson Tide.—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2025 Razors and Shaving Supplies Similar to hair tools, razors look messy and are risky to keep on the bathroom counter.—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for razor
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Etymology
Middle English rasour, from Anglo-French rasur, from raser to raze, shave — more at rase
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