: a keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair
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The Education Committee passed the legislation by a razor thin vote of 26 to 20 after four Democrats switched their votes from no to yes.—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026 With effective marketing, P & G can then charge premium prices across its many categories, including laundry detergent, razors, and diapers.—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026 Two red cards and an own goal isn’t usually a marker of success, but the fact the game was still played on a razor’s edge is telling of a wild outing.—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026 The spouses correct each other’s grammar, natter about a razor, idly wonder if Martin might have Alzheimer’s.—Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026 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