shaver

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a tool or machine used for shaving, especially an electric razor

   He charged the electric shaver before leaving for the trip.

2. 2
   noun

   a person who shaves, especially one who does so professionally

   The barber was a careful shaver who never nicked a customer.

3. 3
   noun

   a boy or young fellow; dated and colloquial

   The sergeant called Pip a smart young shaver.

Common collocations

• electric shaver Adjective + noun

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.

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