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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. an adult male who shaves;

2. a young person of either sex;
- Example: "she writes books for children"
- Example: "they're just kids"
- Example: "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
[syn: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling]

3. a razor powered by an electric motor;
[syn: shaver, electric shaver, electric razor]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Shaver \Shav"er\, n. 1. One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave. [1913 Webster] 2. One who is close in bargains; a sharper. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 3. One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer. [1913 Webster] By these shavers the Turks were stripped. --Knolles. [1913 Webster] 4. A boy; a lad; a little fellow. [Colloq.] "These unlucky little shavers." --Salmagundi. [1913 Webster] As I have mentioned at the door to this young shaver, I am on a chase in the name of the king. --Dickens. [1913 Webster] 5. (Mech.) A tool or machine for shaving. [1913 Webster] A note shaver, a person who buys notes at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest. [Cant, U.S.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

shaver n 1: an adult male who shaves 2: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling] 3: a razor powered by an electric motor [syn: shaver, electric shaver, electric razor]