shaver Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an adult male who shaves
  2. noun a young person of either sex
    tiddler; nipper; tyke; small fry; nestling; youngster; child; fry; tike; minor; kid.
    • she writes books for children
    • they're just kids
    • `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
  3. noun a razor powered by an electric motor
    electric shaver; electric razor.

WordNet


Shav"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.
  2. One who is close in bargains; a sharper. Swift.
  3. One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer.
    By these shavers the Turks were stripped. Knolles.
  4. A boy; a lad; a little fellow. Colloq. "These unlucky little shavers." often little shaver Salmagundi.
    As I have mentioned at the door to this young shaver, I am on a chase in the name of the king. Dickens.
  5. (Mech.) A tool or machine for shaving.

Webster 1913