Definition of "razor" []

• A sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts. (noun)
• A device for holding a razorblade, with guards to prevent cutting of the skin. Also called safety razor. (noun)
• An electric instrument with vibrating or rotating blades used for shaving. (noun)
• To shave, cut, or remove with or as with a razor: razored off the mustache; razored pages from a rare book. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "This razor is his first and he bought it with his own money."
• "Or almost any front pocket unless a razor is used to slit the cloth."
• "The razor is in the palm of my hand, I don't know how else to cope"