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razor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈɹeɪzə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈɹeɪzɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English rasour, from Old French rasour, from raser (“to scrape, to shave”). More at rat. By surface analysis, raze + -or. Displaced the native Old English sċierseax (literally “shaving knife”).

Meanings

1. A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
2. Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.
   • The box was jam packed full o' gifts for each manjack of us: razors, aftershave, toothbrushes, an' books. 2013, Robert L. Buyer, Ursula T. Coute, Following the North Star, page 26:
   • These are fellows who shun the three-, four- and five-blade contraptions and canned goops for an older mode of shaving that they insist remains the ideal: a straight razor or a safety razor with a double-edged blade, and a fine English cream lathered and applied with a badger-hair brush. 2007 July 1, Jake Mooney, “For Aficionados of Shaving, la Crème de la Crème”, in The New York Times:
3. The sharp tusk of a wild boar.
4. A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.
   • Occam's razor, Hanlon's razor

Forms

Deriveds

razor cream · razor strap · razor-thin · Alder's razor · razor eye · razor comb · straight razor · razor's edge · safety razor · razorback · razor burn · cutthroat razor · Gould's razor shell · razor-wired · razor grass · razorfish · razor wire · razor-billed curassow · razor blade · razor bump · razor shell · rotary razor · Blore's razor · razor-backed · razormaker · razor clam · razorbill · razor-billed auk · electric razor · open razor · cut-throat razor · razor grinder · Hitchens' razor · foil razor · razor edge · razor sharp · razor paste · Hitchens's razor · razor and blades · razormaking · disposable razor · razorman · Hanlon's razor · dry razor · razor thin · razor slot · razor strop · razory · razorless · stepping razor · razor-sharp · Occam's razor · razorlike

Relateds

raze · rase

Translations (225)

pa ਉਸਤਰਾ (shaving knife) · acw موس حلاقة (shaving knife) · pnt ξυράφιν (shaving knife) · fi partaveitsi (shaving knife) · tr jilet (shaving instrument) · pl szabla (tusk of wild boar) · af skeermes (shaving knife) · ja レザー (shaving knife) · ur اُسْتَرا (shaving knife) · yi גאָלמעסער (shaving instrument) · ar شَفْرَة حِلَاقَة (shaving instrument) · fur rasôr (shaving knife) · vo jeiföm (shaving knife) · fi parranajokone (shaving instrument) · ka სამართებელი (shaving instrument) · ps پاکي (shaving knife) · el ξουράφι (shaving knife) · uk бри́тва (shaving knife) · es gillette (yilet) (shaving instrument) · ce урс (shaving knife) · et habemenuga (shaving knife) · ru клык (tusk of wild boar) · mk брич (shaving instrument) · nn barberhøvel (shaving instrument) · sc rasogia (shaving knife) · mi mata heu (shaving knife) · ary موس (shaving knife) · bn রেজার (shaving instrument) · da barberkniv (shaving knife) · wa rabot (shaving instrument) · da skraber (shaving knife) · csb brzëtew (shaving instrument) · ps استرا (shaving knife) · bo སྐྲ་གྲི (shaving instrument) · fr rasoir (shaving instrument) · sk britva (shaving knife) · gl navalla (shaving knife) · ca raor (shaving instrument) · pdt Schäamassa (shaving knife) · bo སྤུ་གྲི (shaving instrument) · cy raser (shaving knife) · es cuchilla (shaving instrument) · hu borotva (shaving knife) · es yen (shaving instrument) · el ξυράφι (shaving knife) · de Rasierer (shaving knife) · uz ustara (shaving knife) · tr ustura (shaving knife) · mfe razwar (shaving knife) · fur rasadôr (shaving knife) · ug ئۇستۇرا (shaving knife) · de Rasiermesser (shaving knife) · lmo resô (shaving knife) · he תַּעַר (shaving knife) · ast navaya (shaving knife) · hi उस्तुरा (shaving knife) · ota موسی (shaving knife) · ko 면도칼 (shaving knife) · kw alten (shaving knife) · ar مُوسَى حِلَاقَة (shaving knife) · af slagtand (tusk of wild boar) · sh брѝја̄ч (shaving knife) · ms pisau cukur (shaving knife) · tr yülgü (shaving knife) · ast cuchella (shaving knife) · nrf râseux (shaving knife) · an navalla (shaving knife) · cmn 刮鬍刀 /刮胡刀 (shaving instrument) · ar مُوس حِلَاقَة (shaving knife) · ckb گوێزان (shaving knife) · el ξυράφι (shaving instrument) · kmr gûzan (shaving knife) · hi रेज़र (shaving instrument) · prs تیغ (shaving knife) · tr tıraş bıçağı (shaving instrument) · ga rásúr (shaving instrument) · fa-ira اُسْتُرِه (shaving knife) · ast gaxa (shaving knife) · acw موس (shaving knife) · vec raxaór (shaving knife) · lt skustùvas (shaving knife) · grc ξυρόν (shaving knife) · cy ellyn (shaving instrument) · tt бритва (shaving knife) · pt gilete (shaving instrument) · tg устура (shaving knife) · ka სამართებელი (shaving knife) · de Rasierer (shaving instrument) · id pisau cukur (shaving knife) · ota اوستره (shaving knife) · gld посико (shaving knife) · cop ⲑⲟⲕ (shaving knife) · ht razwa (shaving knife) · an corte (shaving knife) · is rakvél (shaving instrument) · prs اُسْتُرَه (shaving knife) · es razuradora (shaving instrument) · be бры́тва (shaving instrument) · sh brȉtva (shaving knife) · vec raxadór (shaving knife) · fi partahöylä (shaving knife) · ca maquineta d'afaitar (shaving instrument) · kk ұстара (shaving knife) · tk pääki (shaving knife) · yi גאָלמעסער (shaving knife) · ta ரேசர் (shaving instrument) · tg поку (shaving knife) · da kniv (shaving knife) · sv rakhyvel (shaving instrument) · ryu 剃刀 (shaving knife) · fa-ira ریشتَراش (shaving instrument) · is rakvél (shaving knife) · ka საპარსი (shaving instrument) · da skraber (shaving instrument) · rsk бритва (shaving knife) · vi dao cạo (shaving knife) · ro brici (shaving knife) · th มีดโกน (shaving knife) · uk бри́тва (shaving instrument) · mn сахлын тонгорог (shaving knife) · de Rasierapparat (shaving knife) · sv rakkniv (shaving knife) · ru бри́тва (shaving knife) · ang sċierseax (shaving knife) · ko 면도기 (shaving instrument) · mk бивни (tusk of wild boar) · br aotenn (shaving knife) · kw alsen (shaving instrument) · nv dághá bee yilzhéhé (shaving knife) · wa rabot (shaving knife) · pl brzytwa (shaving knife) · as খুৰ (shaving knife) · ast cheira (shaving knife) · tg теғ (shaving knife) · fo rakiblað (shaving knife) · shi ⵜⴰⵙⵙⴳⵯⵔⵎⵜ (shaving knife) · tk päki (shaving knife) · hu borotva (shaving instrument) · da barberhøvl (shaving instrument) · my သင်တုန်းဓား (shaving knife) · fi partahöylä (shaving instrument) · cs břitva (shaving knife) · lo ມີດແຖ (shaving knife) · ja 剃刀 (shaving instrument) · sa क्षुर (shaving knife) · lzz სკურაჶი (shaving knife) · vi dao cạo điện (shaving instrument) · cmn 剃刀 (shaving knife) · sh бри̏тва (shaving knife) · az ülgüc (shaving knife) · cmn 刮鬍刀 /刮胡刀 (shaving knife) · ca navalla (shaving knife) · slr yiligüş (shaving knife) · es maquinilla (de afeitar) (shaving instrument) · wa raezoe (shaving instrument) · fa-ira تیغ (shaving knife) · rar varu (shaving knife) · hy ածելի (shaving knife) · sq brisk (shaving knife) · tg ришгирак (shaving instrument) · ca raor (shaving knife) · pt presa (tusk of wild boar) · te క్షురము (shaving knife) · be бры́тва (shaving knife) · bn খুর (shaving knife) · kw alten (shaving instrument) · gu અસ્તરો (shaving instrument) · la novacula (shaving knife) · ru бри́тва (shaving instrument) · ky устара (shaving knife) · cy rasel (shaving knife) · fur rosôr (shaving knife) · nb barberhøvel (shaving instrument) · hi उस्तरा (shaving knife) · ur اُسْتُرا (shaving knife) · mk брич (shaving knife) · fr rasoir (shaving knife) · vi dao cạo (shaving instrument) · km កាំបិតកោរ (shaving knife) · nl slagtand (tusk of wild boar) · cmn 剃刀 (shaving instrument) · mi mata heu (shaving instrument) · vec raxuro (shaving knife) · bg бръсна́ч (shaving knife) · evn хусивун (shaving knife) · yue 剃鬚刀 /剃须刀 (shaving knife) · ast cháfara (shaving knife) · ary ززوار (shaving knife) · nl scheermes (shaving knife) · sc lesorja (shaving knife) · lmo rasô (shaving knife) · ga rásúr (shaving knife) · th มีดโกน (shaving instrument) · ur ریزَر (shaving instrument) · cy raser (shaving instrument) · nl stoottand (tusk of wild boar) · kw alsen (shaving knife) · gu અસ્તરો (shaving knife) · nrf râseux (shaving instrument) · lv skuveklis (shaving knife) · ast charrasca (shaving knife) · hi छुरा (shaving knife) · nl mes (shaving knife) · ru би́вень (tusk of wild boar) · cy rasel (shaving instrument) · mk бричалка (shaving instrument) · it rasoio (shaving knife) · eo razilo (shaving knife) · cy ellyn (shaving knife) · sms friitv (shaving knife) · fi torahammas (tusk of wild boar) · el ξυραφάκι (shaving instrument) · udi ништӏар (shaving knife) · arz موس (shaving knife) · nb barberhøvel (shaving knife) · yue 鬚刨 /须刨 (shaving knife) · wa raezoe (shaving knife) · pt navalha (shaving knife) · ja 剃刀 (shaving knife) · sh brìjāč (shaving knife) · es yen (shaving knife) · nn barberhøvel (shaving knife) · es navaja (shaving knife) · et pardel (shaving instrument) · sl britev (shaving knife)

wikidata: Q13422881

razor en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈɹeɪzə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈɹeɪzɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English rasour, from Old French rasour, from raser (“to scrape, to shave”). More at rat. By surface analysis, raze + -or. Displaced the native Old English sċierseax (literally “shaving knife”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To shave with a razor.
   • He thought likewise, that what with razoring and tanning, and the change of his clothes, he was not likely to be recognised. 1868, George MacDonald, chapter 6, in Guild Court, volume 3, London: Hurst & Blackett, page 137:
   • He might be busy examining the advertisements for prostitutes stuck up in a São Paulo phone booth, or maybe getting his ear hairs razored off at a barber shop in Vietnam. 2008 April 13, Sara Corbett, “Can the Cellphone Help End Global Poverty?”, in New York Times:
   • Lord Tywin did not believe in half measures. He razored his lip and chin as well, but kept his side-whiskers, two great thickets of wiry golden hair that covered most of his cheeks from ear to jaw. 1996, George R. R. Martin, “Tyrion”, in A Game of Thrones, New York: Bantam, published 2016, page 641:

Forms

Deriveds

razorable · unrazored