: a keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair
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The razor thin margin between Nawrocki and Trzaskowski highlights a deeply divided nation.—Esme Nicholson, NPR, 2 June 2025 In a competitive world where margins are razor thin, intangibles—like presence—can create meaningful separation.—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 Advanced Sonic Dermaplaning, an electric razor that whisks away hair, peach fuzz, and dead skin cells without irritation or nicks.—Ariel Wodarcyk, Glamour, 16 May 2025 Police found two syringes, a scale, a mirror with cocaine, a razor, a straw and crystal-like substance in the console.—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025 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
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