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One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.

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  1. n. One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.
  2. n. One who is close in bargains; a sharper.
  3. n. One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer.
  4. n. A boy; a lad; a little fellow.
  5. n. A tool or machine for shaving.
  6. n. an adult male who shaves
  7. n. a young person of either sex
  8. n. a razor powered by an electric motor
  9. 1. One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave. 2. One who is close in bargains; a sharper. Swift. 3. One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer. By these shavers the Turks were stripped. Knolles. 4. A boy; a lad; a little fellow. [Colloq.] "These unlucky little shavers." Salmagundi. As I have mentioned at the door to this young shaver, I am on a chase in the name of the king. Dickens. 5. (Mech.) A tool or machine for shaving. A note shaver, a person who buys notes at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest. [Cant, U.S.]
  10. A tool or machine for shaving. A note shaver, a person who buysnotes at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest. [Cant,U.S.]
  11. n:100 n. an adult male who shaves n. a razor powered by an electric motor