Razor Definition

rāzər
razored, razors
noun
A sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving or cutting hair, especially from the face or legs.
American Heritage
Webster's New World

The sharp tusk of a wild boar.

Wiktionary

(philosophy) A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.

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Synonyms:
verb
To shave, cut, or remove with a razor or similar cutting implement.
Razored off the mustache; razored pages from a rare book.
American Heritage
To cut with a razor.
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Other Word Forms of Razor

Noun

Singular:
razor
Plural:
razors

Origin of Razor

  • Middle English rasor from Old French from raser to scrape raze

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French rasour, from raser (“to scrape, to shave").

    From Wiktionary

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