I. ˈrāzə(r) noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English rasour, from Old French raseor, from raser to rase, shave + -eor -or — more at rase
1. : a keen-edged cutting instrument made with the cutting blade and handle in one (as a straight razor) or with the cutting blade inserted into a holder (as a safety razor or electric razor) and used chiefly for shaving or cutting the hair
2. : razor clam
3. : ockham's razor
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to shave or cut with or as if with a razor
a closely razored beard