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Definitions for: Shaver [n] a razor powered by an electric motor
[n] a young person of either sex (between birth and puberty); "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters"
[n] an adult male who shaves
Webster (1913) Definition: Shav"er, n.
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.''
Synonyms: child, electric razor, electric shaver, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster
See Also: adult male, bairn, bambino, buster, changeling, child's body, foster-child, imp, juvenile, juvenile person, kiddy, man, monkey, orphan, picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny, preschooler, pupil, rapscallion, rascal, razor, scalawag, scallywag, scamp, schoolchild, silly, sprog, toddler, tot, urchin, waif, yearling
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