Meanings
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1
noun
a tool or machine used for shaving, especially an electric razor
He charged the electric shaver before leaving for the trip.
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2
noun
a person who shaves, especially one who does so professionally
The barber was a careful shaver who never nicked a customer.
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3
noun
a boy or young fellow; dated and colloquial
The sergeant called Pip a smart young shaver.
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Etymology
From Middle English schaver, equivalent to shave + the agent suffix -er. The tool sense developed from the same action noun. The colloquial sense 'boy or lad' is recorded from the late sixteenth century; it has sometimes been connected with Romani chavo, 'young man,' but that explanation remains uncertain.