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shaver
UK /ˈʃeɪvə/ US /ˈʃeɪvɚ/
noun 5name 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
electric, honest, new, over, young
VERB + SHAVER
bought, happened, run, tested
SHAVER + NOUN
skin
PREP.
out, with
ADV.
generally, then
Definitions
noun
1
One who shaves.
2
A barber, one whose occupation is to shave.
3
A tool or machine for shaving; an electric razor.
4
An extortionate bargainer; a sharper.
The shaver is an honest friendly man as before: he has a good deal to do to smother his Welsh fire, which, you know, he has in a greater degree than some would imagine. He posts himself a good part of the year in some warm house, wins the ladies money at ombre, and convinces them, that they are highly obliged to him.
5
One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer.
By these shavers the Turks were stripped.
name
1
A surname.
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Idioms & Phrases
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The shaver is an honest friendly man as before: he has a good deal to do to smother his Welsh fire, which, you know, he has in a greater degree than some would imagine. He posts himself a good part of
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By these shavers the Turks were stripped.
Wiktionary03
"Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen," said the sergeant, "but as I have mentioned at the door to this young shaver" (which he hadn't), "I am on a chase in the name of the King, and I want the blacksmith.
Wiktionary04
I should have tried out this electric shaver before buying it.
Tatoeba · #5771105
I bought a new shaver.
Tatoeba · #26922206
It certainly feels smooth when you run the shaver over your skin.
Tatoeba · #328829Usage Notes
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