razor

/ˈreɪzər/

/ˈreɪzə/

Other forms: razors; razored; razoring

If you need to shave, you'll want to use a razor. It's a tool that's made for removing unwanted hair.

There are straight razors (the old-fashioned kind that barbers sometimes use), safety razors for shaving faces and legs, and electric razors that use spinning blades to trim beards or shave heads. A hair stylist also might use razor as a verb: "Let me just razor the ends and we'll be done!" Razor comes from the Old French raser, "to scrape."

Definitions of razor

1. noun

   edge tool used in shaving
   types:

   safety razor

   a razor with a guard to prevent deep cuts in the skin

   electric razor, electric shaver, shaver

   a razor powered by an electric motor

   straight razor

   a razor with a straight cutting edge enclosed in a case that forms a handle when the razor is opened for use

   type of:

   edge tool

   any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)
2. verb

   shave with a razor
   type of:

   shave

   remove body hair with a razor