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shaver

noun shav·er \ ˈshā-vər \

Definition of shaver

1 :a person who shaves
2 archaic :one who swindles
3 :a tool or machine for shaving; especially :an electric razor
4 :boy, youngster

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Examples of shaver in a Sentence

  1. when he was just a shaver

  2. back in the old days when my dad was just a little shaver

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First Known Use of shaver

15th century

shaver Synonyms

Synonyms
boychick (or boychik), boyo [Irish], callant [chiefly Scottish], lad, laddie, nipper, shaveling, boy, sonny, stripling, tad, youth
Related Words
adolescent, juvenile, kid, kiddie (also kiddy), kiddo, minor, moppet, teenager, tween, youngling, youngster; brat, gamin, guttersnipe, hobbledehoy, imp, squirt, urchin, whippersnapper; schoolboy; toddler, tot, tyke (also tike); mama's boy, mollycoddle

SHAVER Defined for English Language Learners

shaver

noun

Definition of shaver for English Language Learners

  • : a tool or device that is used to shave hair from your face, body, or head

  • : a person who shaves

  • : a young boy

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