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English Dictionary: shaver by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shaver
n
  1. an adult male who shaves
  2. a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
    Synonym(s): child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling
  3. a razor powered by an electric motor
    Synonym(s): shaver, electric shaver, electric razor
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shaver \Shav"er\, n.
      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.] [bd]These unlucky
            little shavers.[b8]
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