shaver

shav·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shey-ver]
- /ˈʃeɪ vər/
- /ˈʃeɪ.vər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shey-ver]
- /ˈʃeɪ vər/

Definitions of shaver word

noun shaver a person or thing that shaves. 1
noun shaver an electric razor. 1
noun shaver Informal. a small boy; youngster. 1
noun shaver a fellow. 1
noun shaver a person who makes close bargains or is extortionate. 1
noun shaver electric razor 1

See all 15 definitions of shaver

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Origin of shaver

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English; see shave, -er1; compare chip off the old block

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Parts of speech for Shaver

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shaver

shaver popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for shaver

noun shaver

barber — A barber is a man whose job is cutting men's hair.
beautician — A beautician is a person whose job is giving people beauty treatments such as doing their nails, treating their skin, and putting on their make-up.
boy — A boy is a child who will grow up to be a man.
child — A child is a human being who is not yet an adult.
coiffeur — a hairdresser

All 18 Synonyms of shaver