as in boy
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
back in the old days when my dad was just a little shaver
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Recent Examples of shaver
The standard fit is a single foil shaver, perfect for detailing edges or mowing over stubbled necklines.
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Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2025
The first photo featured the athlete sitting in the styling chair while his older brother, Alvaro Alcaraz, took a shaver to his head.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Unlike in-office treatments that can be time-consuming and expensive, at-home tools make the process more approachable and affordable for anyone seeking longer-term results than what an electric shaver or razor can provide.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
Kids start with a mystery scruffy pet with this toy and use the shaver, comb and shampoo bottle to give it a full, magical makeover.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2024
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Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2025
The first photo featured the athlete sitting in the styling chair while his older brother, Alvaro Alcaraz, took a shaver to his head.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Unlike in-office treatments that can be time-consuming and expensive, at-home tools make the process more approachable and affordable for anyone seeking longer-term results than what an electric shaver or razor can provide.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
Kids start with a mystery scruffy pet with this toy and use the shaver, comb and shampoo bottle to give it a full, magical makeover.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaver
Noun
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Doug and Big Jane eventually retired down in San Antonio, close to their boys.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Around the same time, Bell Telephone hired teenage boys to work as switchboard operators, an obvious recipe for disaster.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The kids couldn’t receive direct messages from non-followers and algorithms would be adjusted so they couldn’t be targeted by specific advertisements.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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School nutrition staff and vendors use the event to test new recipes and get feedback from the very kids who will be eating them.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As the game entered stoppage time, the algorithm was on course for a rare correct scoreline, but then Wolves teenager Tom Edozie struck and Arsenal substitute Riccardo Calafiori could only divert the ball into the net, blowing the title race wide open.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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In the 2010s, the Daily Mail published an archive photo Giuffre took with Andrew and his longtime associate, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, as a teenager.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Shaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaver. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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