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Shaver

noun

An adult male who shaves.

A young person of either sex. Synonyms: child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster. "They're just kids" , "'tiddler' is a British term for youngster"

A razor powered by an electric motor. Synonyms: electric razor, electric shaver.

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"Shaver" Quotes from Famous Books

... the use of his machines, and combined to crush him in the courts of law. To the disgust of right-minded people, Arkwright's patent was upset. After the trial, when passing the hotel at which his opponents were staying, one of them said, loud enough to be heard by him, "Well, we've done the old shaver at last;" to which he coolly replied, "Never mind, I've a razor left that will shave you all." He established new mills in Lancashire, Derbyshire, and at New Lanark, in Scotland. The mills at Cromford also came into his hands at the expiry ...

— Self Help • Samuel Smiles

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