: a keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair
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Considerations Before Getting Started Before cleaning, remove shampoo and conditioner bottles, razors, loofahs, soap, and any other items in your shower.—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 June 2026 Watch On The visuals look razor sharp in this 19-minute preview where Jun and friends are first on a perilous salvage mission.—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 June 2026 Among his favorites were electric razors and electric toothbrushes.—Jean Paul Laurent, Time, 11 June 2026 Everyday essentials like toothbrushes, razors, skincare products, makeup, and hair tools can quickly crowd countertops and distract from the room itself.—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for razor
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Etymology
Middle English rasour, from Anglo-French rasur, from raser to raze, shave — more at rase