: a keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair
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The long saltwater clams, resembling old-fashioned razors, normally burrow into sand to avoid predators.—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 26 July 2025 One explanation for the rise of beards that deserves more attention is practical: avoiding dangerous razors.—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025 One single-tree fire on a razor back ridge near Etna Summit is Being monitored by air.—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2025 Each store had a list of items ranging from candy, soap, razors and paperback books that could be purchased as gifts to servicemen in Vietnam.—Indianapolis Star, IndyStar, 2 July 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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