"shaver" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈʃeɪvə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʃeɪvɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-shaver.ogg [Australia] Forms: shavers [plural]
enPR: shāʹvər Rhymes: -eɪvə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English schaver; equivalent to shave + -er. In its meaning of a boy, lad, recorded since 1592, the word shaver has also been postulated to derive from Romani chavo (“young man”), which also gives us the modern slang chav, ultimately derived from Sanskrit छा (chā, “young animal”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|schaver}} Middle English schaver, {{affix|en|shave|-er|id2=agent noun}} shave + -er, {{der|en|rom|chavo||young man}} Romani chavo (“young man”), {{m|en|chav}} chav, {{der|en|sa|छा||young animal}} Sanskrit छा (chā, “young animal”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} shaver (plural shavers)
  1. One who shaves. Categories (topical): People Translations (one who shaves): бръсна́р (brǎsnár) [masculine] (Bulgarian), parran ajaja (Finnish), karvojen ajaja (Finnish), брадобре́й (bradobréj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-shaver-en-noun-q8k9kyOk Disambiguation of People: 16 31 11 26 15 0 Disambiguation of 'one who shaves': 76 8 3 1 12 0
  2. A barber, one whose occupation is to shave. Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-shaver-en-noun-VnxdPpAt Disambiguation of Occupations: 17 31 19 16 17 1 Disambiguation of People: 16 31 11 26 15 0
  3. A tool or machine for shaving; an electric razor. Categories (topical): Hair, People, Tools Translations (electric razor): scheerapparaat (Afrikaans), آلَة حِلَاقَة (ʔālat ḥilāqa) [feminine] (Arabic), مَاكِينَة حِلَاقَة (mākīnat ḥilāqa) [feminine] (Arabic), էլեկտրաածելի (ēlektraaceli) (Armenian), электрабры́тва (eljektrabrýtva) [feminine] (Belarusian), бры́тва (brýtva) [feminine] (Belarusian), самобръсна́чка (samobrǎsnáčka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 剃鬚刀 (Chinese Mandarin), 剃须刀 (tìxūdāo) (Chinese Mandarin), holicí strojek [masculine] (Czech), barbermaskine [common-gender] (Danish), scheerapparaat [neuter] (Dutch), pardel (Estonian), sähköparranajokone (Finnish), partakone (Finnish), rasoir [masculine] (French), rasoir électrique [masculine] (French), ელექტროსაპარსი (elekṭrosaṗarsi) (Georgian), Rasierapparat [masculine] (German), Elektrorasierer [masculine] (German), ξυριστική μηχανή (xyristikí michaní) [feminine] (Greek), borotva (Hungarian), villanyborotva (Hungarian), alat cukur (Indonesian), pencukur (Indonesian), rasoio [masculine] (Italian), rasoio elettrico [masculine] (Italian), 剃刀 (kamisori) (alt: かみそり) (Japanese), 電動シェーバー (dendō shēbā) (alt: でんどうシェーバー) (Japanese), シェーバー (shēbā) (Japanese), 電動髭剃り (dendō higesori) (alt: でんどうひげそり) (Japanese), 電気髭剃り (denki higesori) (alt: でんきひげそり) (Japanese), 髭剃り (higesori) (alt: ひげそり) (Japanese), 면도기 (myeondogi) (alt: 面刀器) (Korean), 전기면도기 (jeon'gimyeondogi) (alt: 電氣面刀器) (Korean), râseux êlectrique [masculine] (Norman), barbermaskin [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), خودتراش برقی (xodtarâš-e barqi) (Persian), golarka [feminine] (Polish), barbeador [masculine] (Portuguese), mașină de ras [feminine] (Romanian), электробри́тва (elektrobrítva) [feminine] (Russian), бри́тва (brítva) [feminine] (Russian), holiaci strojček [masculine] (Slovak), brivnik [masculine] (Slovene), maquinilla de afeitar [feminine] (Spanish), máquina de afeitar [feminine] (Spanish), afeitadora [feminine] (Spanish), rakapparat [common-gender] (Swedish), tagapag-ahit (Tagalog), tıraş makinesi (Turkish), електробри́тва (elektrobrýtva) [feminine] (Ukrainian), бри́тва (brýtva) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ustara (Uzbek), elektr ustara (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-shaver-en-noun-6P8uZz4Z Disambiguation of Hair: 7 31 40 12 9 2 Disambiguation of People: 16 31 11 26 15 0 Disambiguation of Tools: 14 29 36 4 13 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 5 37 21 20 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 7 34 14 27 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 12 10 36 17 20 4 Disambiguation of 'electric razor': 6 7 70 9 8 0
  4. (slang, obsolete) An extortionate bargainer; a sharper. Tags: obsolete, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-shaver-en-noun-KlyQ24zL Disambiguation of People: 16 31 11 26 15 0
  5. One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-shaver-en-noun-wPvoUh9D Disambiguation of People: 16 31 11 26 15 0
  6. (colloquial) A boy; a lad; a little fellow. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-shaver-en-noun-lNVVf4lh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: electric shaver, note shaver, pod shaver

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
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          "code": "da",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
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          "word": "partakone"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "rasoir"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "electric razor",
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          "word": "rasoir électrique"
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          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "elekṭrosaṗarsi",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "word": "ელექტროსაპარსი"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Rasierapparat"
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          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Elektrorasierer"
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          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "xyristikí michaní",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ξυριστική μηχανή"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "word": "borotva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "word": "villanyborotva"
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "word": "alat cukur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "word": "pencukur"
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          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "rasoio"
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          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "electric razor",
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          "word": "rasoio elettrico"
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "alt": "かみそり",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kamisori",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "word": "剃刀"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "alt": "でんどうシェーバー",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "dendō shēbā",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "word": "電動シェーバー"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shēbā",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "word": "シェーバー"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "alt": "でんどうひげそり",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "dendō higesori",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "word": "電動髭剃り"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "alt": "でんきひげそり",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "denki higesori",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "word": "電気髭剃り"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "alt": "ひげそり",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "sense": "electric razor",
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        },
        {
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          "alt": "面刀器",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "myeondogi",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "word": "면도기"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "alt": "電氣面刀器",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeon'gimyeondogi",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "word": "전기면도기"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "râseux êlectrique"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "barbermaskin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "xodtarâš-e barqi",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "word": "خودتراش برقی"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "golarka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "barbeador"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mașină de ras"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "elektrobrítva",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "электробри́тва"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "brítva",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "бри́тва"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "electric razor",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "holiaci strojček"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 7 70 9 8 0",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "electric razor",
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      "word": "karvojen ajaja"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "электрабры́тва"
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      "word": "剃鬚刀"
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      "word": "剃须刀"
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "scheerapparaat"
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      "sense": "electric razor",
      "word": "pardel"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "electric razor",
      "word": "sähköparranajokone"
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      "sense": "electric razor",
      "word": "partakone"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "fr",
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "ξυριστική μηχανή"
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      "sense": "electric razor",
      "word": "borotva"
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      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "electric razor",
      "word": "pencukur"
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      "sense": "electric razor",
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "剃刀"
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      "code": "fa",
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      "word": "خودتراش برقی"
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      "sense": "electric razor",
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      "word": "golarka"
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      "sense": "electric razor",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "barbeador"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "tags": [
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      "roman": "elektrobrítva",
      "sense": "electric razor",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "электробри́тва"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "electric razor",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "holiaci strojček"
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      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "electric razor",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "electric razor",
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      "code": "es",
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "electric razor",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "electric razor",
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      "code": "tl",
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      "sense": "electric razor",
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "electric razor",
      "word": "tıraş makinesi"
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      "sense": "electric razor",
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      "code": "uk",
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      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "electric razor",
      "word": "ustara"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "electric razor",
      "word": "elektr ustara"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "shaver"
  ],
  "word": "shaver"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.