"note shaver" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-note shaver.ogg [Australia] Forms: note shavers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} note shaver (plural note shavers)
  1. (US, slang, dated) One who buys banknotes at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest. Tags: US, dated, slang
    Sense id: en-note_shaver-en-noun-S6w5xKmN Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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