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Shaver [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. One that shaves or whose occupation is to shave.

2. One that is close in bargains or a sharp dealer.

3. This Lewis is a cunning shaver . Swift .

4. One that fleeces; a pillager; a punderer.

5. By these shavers the Turks werestripped of all they had. Knolles .

6. A boy or young man. This word is still in common use in New England. It must be numbered among our original words.

Shaver [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

4. A boy; a lad; a little fellow.

5. A tool or machine for shaving.