'Shaver' definitions:
Definition of 'shaver'
(from WordNet)
noun
An adult male who shaves
noun
A young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling]
noun
A razor powered by an electric motor [syn: shaver, electric shaver, electric razor]
Definition of '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]