razor

noun

ra·​zor ˈrā-zər 

: a keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair

Examples of razor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During the search of Junior’s apartment, police found an electric razor with fresh hair clippings and pots matching the ones his girlfriend described. —Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2025

But that message isn’t resonating inside a locker room that had grown frustrated with the Lakers’ inconsistencies, with LeBron James saying the team’s roster construction is the reason for its razor thin margin for error. —Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025

DeSantis also spoke with Reps. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) and Cory Mills (R-Fla.) about the position but raised doubts about plucking a lawmaker from the House amid razor thin GOP margins in the chamber. —The Hill Staff, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025

Indie venues are still battling unprecedented challenges between real estate costs, corporatization and the razor thin profit margins of the concert business. —Nate Rau, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English rasour, from Anglo-French rasur, from raser to raze, shave — more at rase

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing razor

• balanced on a razor's edge
• cut-throat razor
• Occam's razor
• Ockham's razor
• on the razor's edge
• razor-backed
• razor blade
• razor clam
• razor edge
• razor's edge
• razor-sharp
• razor-thin
• razor wire
• safety razor
• straight razor
• walks a/the razor edge

Kids Definition

razor

noun

ra·​zor ˈrā-zər 

: a sharp cutting instrument used to shave off hair