shaver
Meaning
- One who shaves.
- A barber, one whose occupation is to shave.
- A tool or machine for shaving; an electric razor.
- (obsolete, slang) An extortionate bargainer; a sharper.
- One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer.
- (colloquial) A boy; a lad; a little fellow.
Synonyms
electric razor
electric shaver
young fellow
Translations
Rasierapparat
rasoio elettrico
rasoir
barbeador
maquinilla de afeitar
màquina d’afaitar
صغِيرFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃeɪvə/
Etymology
In summary
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”).
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