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Shaver \Shav"er\, n.
1. One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.

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2. One who is close in bargains; a sharper. --Swift.

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3. One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer.

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By these shavers the Turks were stripped. --Knolles.

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4. A boy; a lad; a little fellow. [Colloq.] "These unlucky
little shavers." --Salmagundi.

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As I have mentioned at the door to this young
shaver, I am on a chase in the name of the king.
--Dickens.

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5. (Mech.) A tool or machine for shaving.

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{A note shaver}, a person who buys notes at a discount
greater than the legal rate of interest. [Cant, U.S.]

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