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Shaver vs Shaven - What's the difference?

shaver | shaven |

As a noun shaver

is one who shaves.

As an adjective shaven is

having been shaved.

As a verb shaven is

past participle of lang=en.

shaver

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who shaves.
  • A barber, one whose occupation is to shave.
  • A tool or machine for shaving; an electric razor.
  • (slang, obsolete) One who is close in bargains; a sharper.
    • (Jonathan Swift)
  • One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer.
  • * Knolles
    • By these shavers the Turks were stripped.
  • (colloquial) A boy; a lad; a little fellow.
  • * Charles Dickens
    • As I have mentioned at the door to this young shaver , I am on a chase in the name of the king.

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    shaven

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Having been shaved.

    • Usage notes

    * The words shaven''''' and ''shaved'' have no semantical difference, although '''''shaven is especially used in combination.

    Verb

    (head)

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    * English adjectives ending in -en