razor
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razor¹
- /ˈɹeɪzə/ UK
- /ˈɹeɪzɚ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪzə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English rasour, from Old French rasour, from raser (“to scrape, to shave”). More at rat. By surface analysis, raze + -or. Displaced the native Old English sċierseax (literally “shaving knife”).
noun razors · razour · rasor
- A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
- Any tool or instrument designed for shaving. These are fellows who shun the three-, four- and five-blade contraptions and canned goops for an older mode of shaving that they insist remains the ideal: a straight razor or a safety razor with a double-edged blade, and a fine English cream lathered and applied with a badger-hair brush.
- The sharp tusk of a wild boar.
- A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon. Occam's razor, Hanlon's razor
verb razors · razoring · razored · razour · rasor
- To shave with a razor. He thought likewise, that what with razoring and tanning, and the change of his clothes, he was not likely to be recognised.
Razor²
proper noun Razors
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: strop, blade, cutter, knife, tack, shaver, toothbrush, shave, shower, edge, thorny, battle, extremely, dull, strops, straightedge
Translations
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noun shaving knife
| Español | navaja, yen |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 면도칼 myeondokal |
| 日本語 | 剃刀 kamisori, レザー rezā |
| 中文 | 剃刀 tìdāo, 刮鬍刀 /刮胡刀 guāhúdāo |
| हिन्दी | उस्तरा ustarā, उस्तुरा usturā, छुरा churā |
| Português | navalha |
| Français | rasoir |
| Deutsch | Rasiermesser, Rasierapparat, Rasierer |
| Italiano | rasoio |
| Ελληνικά | ξυράφι xyráfi, ξουράφι xouráfi |
| Română | brici |
| Русский | бри́тва brítva |
| Tiếng Việt | dao cạo |
| العربية | مُوسَى حِلَاقَة mūsā ḥilāqa, مُوس حِلَاقَة mūs ḥilāqa |
| עברית | תַּעַר tá'ar |
noun shaving instrument
| Español | razuradora, cuchilla, gillette (yilet), maquinilla (de afeitar), yen |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 면도기 myeondogi |
| 日本語 | 剃刀 kamisori |
| 中文 | 剃刀 tìdāo, 刮鬍刀 /刮胡刀 guāhúdāo |
| हिन्दी | रेज़र rezar |
| Português | gilete |
| Français | rasoir |
| Deutsch | Rasierer |
| Ελληνικά | ξυράφι xyráfi, ξυραφάκι xyrafáki |
| Русский | бри́тва brítva |
| Tiếng Việt | dao cạo, dao cạo điện |
| العربية | شَفْرَة حِلَاقَة šafrat ḥilāqa |
Talk about this word "razor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/razor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. razor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/razor "razor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/razor.Cite this
@misc{razor_2026,
title = {razor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/razor},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
