'A note shaver' definitions:

Definition of 'A note shaver'

From: GCIDE
  • Shaver \Shav"er\, n.
  • 1. One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. One who is close in bargains; a sharper. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer. [1913 Webster]
  • By these shavers the Turks were stripped. --Knolles. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A boy; a lad; a little fellow. [Colloq.] "These unlucky little shavers." --Salmagundi. [1913 Webster]
  • As I have mentioned at the door to this young shaver, I am on a chase in the name of the king. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Mech.) A tool or machine for shaving. [1913 Webster]
  • A note shaver, a person who buys notes at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest. [Cant, U.S.] [1913 Webster]