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Definition of Shaver
1. Noun. An adult male who shaves.
2. Noun. A young person of either sex. "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
Terms within: Child's Body
Generic synonyms: Juvenile, Juvenile Person
Specialized synonyms: Bairn, Buster, Changeling, Child Prodigy, Infant Prodigy, Wonder Child, Foster Child, Foster-child, Fosterling, Imp, Monkey, Rapscallion, Rascal, Scalawag, Scallywag, Scamp, Kiddy, Orphan, Peanut, Picaninny, Piccaninny, Pickaninny, Poster Child, Kindergartener, Kindergartner, Preschooler, Silly, Sprog, Bambino, Toddler, Tot, Yearling, Urchin, Street Child, Waif
Derivative terms: Childhood, Childhood, Childly
3. Noun. A razor powered by an electric motor.
Definition of Shaver
1. n. One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.
Definition of Shaver
1. Noun. One who shaves. ¹
2. Noun. A barber, one whose occupation is to shave. ¹
3. Noun. A tool or machine for shaving; an electric razor. ¹
4. Noun. One who is close in bargains; a sharper. ¹
5. Noun. One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer. ¹
6. Noun. A boy; a lad; a little fellow. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shaver
1. one that shaves [n -S] - See also: shaves
Medical Definition of Shaver
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1. One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.
2. One who is close in bargains; a sharper.
3. One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer. "By these shavers the Turks were stripped." (Knolles)
4. A boy; a lad; a little fellow. "These unlucky little shavers." "As I have mentioned at the door to this young shaver, I am on a chase in the name of the king." (Dickens)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Shaver
Literary usage of Shaver
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801 by George Clinton, Hugh Hastings, James Austin Holden, New York (State). State Historian (1914)
"shaver, Jacob J., employed at Robert Livingston's iron works, V:753. shaver,
Johan's, of Col. Peter R. Livingston's regiment of Albany county militia, ..."
2. A Selection of Cases on the Law of Quasi-contracts by William Albert Keener (1888)
"Townsend shaver went into possession and remained in possession till he sold to
James R. shaver, but paid nothing. In 1864, Townsend shaver made a written ..."
3. History of the Early Settlement of the Juniata Valley: Embracing an Account by Uriah James Jones (1856)
"shaver'S CREEK—MYSTERIOUS DEATH OP OLD shaver—HEROIC CONDUCT OF TWO CHILDREN—ABDUCTION
OP MISS ... Old shaver met his death in a most singular manner. ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Judicature by William Johnson (1864)
"NEW-YORK, he is turned out, has no right. This principle is entirely appli ^f^lU^,
cable, in my judgment, to the action of ejectment. shaver Judgment for ..."
5. Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of Chancery of the State of New Jersey by N. Saxton, New Jersey Court of Chancery (1836)
"shaver The vested right of a legatee, upon his death, is transmitted to hii ...
FREDERICK shaver, late of the county of Sussex, made his last will and ..."
6. Portland, Oregon, Its History and Builders: In Connection with the by Joseph Gaston (1911)
"On the 2d of February, 1854, however, Mr. shaver arrived in Portland and in this
city he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Dixon, a daughter of a pioneer ..."
7. The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information: Concerning Remarkable Men by William Hone (1832)
"JOHN JACKLIN was " well liking, «nd well known to Alma Mater as a shaver, a poet,
and an " odd fellow." Good humor hung pendant on the very ..."
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