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# shaver

noun (a shaver, shavers)

«shaver» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An electric tool with small moving blades for cutting hair close to the skin, usually on the face or legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaver/#m1)
2. (old-fashioned, informal) «A young shaver» is a boy or young lad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaver/#m2)
3. A person who shaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaver/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life a shaver is part of a grown-up's bathroom kit; safety lessons say children should not play with shavers or razors because the blades are sharp. In older stories an adult may call a boy «a young shaver». Phrases: «an electric shaver», «a shaver socket» (a special bathroom plug in the UK).

### Examples

- Dad uses an electric shaver every morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaver/#x1)
- The bathroom has a special socket for the shaver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaver/#x2)
- Grandpa bought a new shaver because the old one was blunt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaver/#x3)
- Please don't use my shaver to cut the doll's hair! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaver/#x4)
- (old-fashioned) "Come here, you young shaver," said the old farmer with a smile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaver/#x5)
- The shaver buzzes loudly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaver/#x6)
- Mum charges her shaver overnight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaver/#x7)

### Note

Countable. A «shaver» is usually electric; a «razor» is often a hand blade, though people mix the words. Comes from «shave» (shave, shaves, shaved, shaving).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shaver» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaver/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shaver» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shaver.html) on Mova free.