Shaver

·noun A tool or machine for shaving.

II. Shaver ·noun A boy; a lad; a little fellow.

III. Shaver ·noun One who is close in bargains; a sharper.

IV. Shaver ·noun One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer.

V. Shaver ·noun One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.

shaver
A cunning shaver; a subtle fellow, one who trims close, an acute cheat. A young shaver; a boy. SEA T...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
shaver
1) One that is close in bargains, or a sharp dealer.--Webster. To shave, is to cut off a portion of...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
cunning shaver
A sharp fellow, one that trims close, i.e. cheats ingeniously. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose