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shaver¹
- /ˈʃeɪvə/ UK
- /ˈʃeɪvɚ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪvə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English schaver; equivalent to shave + -er.
In its meaning of a boy, lad, recorded since 1592, the word shaver has also been postulated to derive from Romani chavo (“young man”), which also gives us the modern slang chav, ultimately derived from Sanskrit छा (chā, “young animal”).
noun shavers
- One who shaves.
- A barber, one whose occupation is to shave.
- A tool or machine for shaving; an electric razor.
- An extortionate bargainer; a sharper. The shaver is an honest friendly man as before: he has a good deal to do to smother his Welsh fire, which, you know, he has in a greater degree than some would imagine. He posts himself a good part of the year in some warm house, wins the ladies money at ombre, and convinces them, that they are high
- One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer. By these shavers the Turks were stripped.
- A boy; a lad; a little fellow. "Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen," said the sergeant, "but as I have mentioned at the door to this young shaver" (which he hadn't), "I am on a chase in the name of the King, and I want the blacksmith."
Shaver²
proper noun
- A surname.
Translations
Every language
noun one who shaves
| Русский | брадобре́й bradobréj |
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noun electric razor
| Español | maquinilla de afeitar, máquina de afeitar, afeitadora |
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| 한국어 | 면도기 myeondogi, 전기면도기 jeon'gimyeondogi |
| 日本語 | 剃刀 kamisori, 電動シェーバー dendō shēbā, シェーバー shēbā, 電動髭剃り dendō higesori, 電気髭剃り denki higesori, 髭剃り higesori |
| 中文 | 剃鬚刀 /剃须刀 tìxūdāo |
| हिन्दी | इलेक्ट्रिक रेज़र ilekṭrik rezar, बिजली का रेज़र bijlī kā rezar |
| Português | barbeador, barbeador elétrico |
| Français | rasoir, rasoir électrique |
| Deutsch | Rasierapparat, Elektrorasierer |
| Italiano | rasoio, rasoio elettrico |
| Ελληνικά | ξυριστική μηχανή xyristikí michaní |
| Română | mașină de ras |
| Русский | электробри́тва elektrobrítva, бри́тва brítva |
| العربية | آلَة حِلَاقَة ʔālat ḥilāqa, مَاكِينَة حِلَاقَة mākīnat ḥilāqa |
| עברית | מכונת גילוח, מְכוֹנַת גִּלּוּחַ mekhonát gilúakh |
Talk about this word "shaver." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shaver. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shaver. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shaver "shaver." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shaver.Cite this
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title = {shaver},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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