shaver

n. 1. One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who is close in bargains; a sharper. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer. [ 1913 Webster ]

By these shavers the Turks were stripped. Knolles. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A boy; a lad; a little fellow. [ Colloq. ] “These unlucky little shavers.” Salmagundi. [ 1913 Webster ]

As I have mentioned at the door to this young shaver, I am on a chase in the name of the king. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Mech.) A tool or machine for shaving. [ 1913 Webster ]

A note shaver, a person who buys notes at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest. [ Cant, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]