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shaver

sha·ver

UK/ˈʃeɪvə/ US/ˈʃeɪvɚ/ uncommon obsolete slang

noun

1.

an adult male who shaves

2.

a young person of either sex

  • “she writes books for children”
  • “they”
  • “;”
  • “is a British term for youngsters”
Synonyms
3.

Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • dry shaver
  • electric shaver
  • foil shaver
  • note shaver
  • pod shaver
  • rotary shaver

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