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
In a nearby communal restroom, officers also found a shaver with hair clippings on the ground, White said.
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Harry Harris, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Manscaped’s ‘Hair Ballad’ Several ads trafficked in revulsion as an attention-getter, none more so than this one for a body shaver featuring various clumps of removed body hair singing with their little hairy mouths.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
One day in May, Esnard paid a duty of $4,636 on a shipment of replacement shaver heads worth $3,040.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
Use a clothes shaver to lint roller to remove any pills that form.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
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Harry Harris, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Manscaped’s ‘Hair Ballad’ Several ads trafficked in revulsion as an attention-getter, none more so than this one for a body shaver featuring various clumps of removed body hair singing with their little hairy mouths.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
One day in May, Esnard paid a duty of $4,636 on a shipment of replacement shaver heads worth $3,040.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
Use a clothes shaver to lint roller to remove any pills that form.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaver
Noun
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Robert is a funny, kind, and sweet boy who gets along well with others and loves to make new friends.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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In September, authorities arrested a boy from Illinois who in 2023, at age 15, allegedly launched a devastating cyberattack on Las Vegas casinos that reportedly cost MGM Resorts alone more than $100 million.—
Mike Levine,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Choose from a big assortment of polish, gift sets, treatments and polish for kids.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The first generation of parents to have resorted, at least occasionally, to mollifying their children by putting digital screens in their hands has now seen those kids grow up.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The family of a 17-year-old Texas cheerleader has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a distributor of a popular energy drink, saying the teenager died from an enlarged heart caused by ingesting large amounts of caffeine.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
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Somewhere within him is the spirit of the patriotic teenager and the careful lower-court judge who rejected any notion of party loyalty or judicial agenda.—
Peter S. Canellos,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Shaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaver. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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