Added 9 October 2026
razor
/ˈɹeɪzə/ noun
In Latin: novacula Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about razor at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
verb
- Shave with a razor.
Origin
From Middle English rasour, from Old French rasour, from raser (“to scrape, to shave”). More at rat. By surface analysis, raze + -or. Displaced the native Old English sċierseax (literally “shaving knife”).
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