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shaver

shaver

11 1.4
An electric machine that removes hair from your face or body
  • noun
  • /ˈʃeɪvər/
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  • You know, I heard about them new electric shavers.
  • an electric shaver
  • a toothbrush and shaver
  • a little shaver

So they've given me a hair shaver and one that you use on your face.

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Examples

  • So I'm going to get like the cheapest, the cheapest shaver that I can get.

  • To achieve a clean look, he uses his electric shaver every morning.

  • Henry, I need my shaver.

  • How could you have used my shaver?

  • Maybe even offering an electric shaver.

  • Instead, how about trying a solar-charged electric shaver, or at least an Energy Star model?

    Blog text (29)
  • Here's the shaver and the cream and get you nice and smooth.

  • The Braun shaver, with its three shaving positions designed for those who choose to make a virtue out of necessity.

  • The next morning my shaver stopped working, whined down, grated and growled, then seized up and merely hummed.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • She bought a new electric shaver to quickly remove unwanted hair.

Synonyms

razor
vsshaver
210 1.0

A sharp tool with a thin metal edge for cutting hair from the face or body

is powered by an electric motor rather than operated manually with a blade
electric razor
vsshaver
  • US
4 2.4

A small machine that shaves hair using batteries or a plug

is the general electric device term rather than a specific tool label
electric shaver
vsshaver
1 2.3

A small machine that removes hair from the face using electricity

is the simpler general term for the same electric hair removal device

Compounds

A small machine that removes hair from the face using electricity

How Close

safety razor
1 2.6
shaver
11 1.4
trimmer
6 3.0

Surface Forms

shaver singular
shavers plural

Morphology

shaver = shave (transparent) = shave + er

Formed by the verb 'shave' + the productive suffix '-er' denoting an instrument or agent, so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

The word shaver comes from the verb shave, where shave means 'to cut hair' and the ending -er means 'one who does' or 'a thing that does'. So a shaver is the tool that 'shaves' hair off your face or body.