razor
Meaning
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- 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.
- The sharp tusk of a wild boar.
- A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.
Synonyms
razor-blade
small knife
electric shaver
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ra‧zor
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹeɪzə/
Etymology
From Middle English rasour, from Old French rasour, from raser (“to scrape, to shave”). More at rat. Displaced native Old English sċierseax (literally “shaving knife”).
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