Thesaurus results for SHAVER

shaver

noun

ˈshā-vər

Definition of shaver

as in boy

a male person who has not yet reached adulthood back in the old days when my dad was just a little shaver

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Recent Examples of shaver Once that’s done, finish up with a fabric shaver. — Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026 Ann Michael started the proceedings before handing the shaver off to a professional. — Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 Remove lint and defuzz your favorite garments with this easy-to-use fabric shaver. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 In a nearby communal restroom, officers also found a shaver with hair clippings on the ground, White said. — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shaver

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Linda Sanchez is the mother of the first-grade boy who hid under the table with his teacher.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
The film ends in 1997 with a young African boy fleeing persecution into the same theater, drawing a parallel between past and present.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of boy

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Everyone thinks their kids’ slang is ridiculous and their parents’ politics naive.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Mitt reminds me of these famous sports dads — Earl Woods, Richard Williams, Marv Marinovich — who put a golf club or tennis racket or football in their kids’ cribs.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of kid

Noun

Instead of crossing over into the afterlife, Billy, the magically inclined twin, transferred his soul into the body of William Kaplan, a teenager who had just been involved in a fatal car crash.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Cologne police spokesman Christoph Bermel said the two male teenagers have not been charged but are considered suspects, and investigators were examining whether the robot's movements were preprogrammed or controlled in real time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

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