Shāv'er, n.

n. 1. One who shaves, or whose occupation is to shave. 2. One who is close in bargains; a sharp dealer; a cheat. This Lewis is a cunning shaver. Swift. 3. One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer. By these shavers the Turks were stripped of all they had. Knolles.

4. A cunning fellow. [Obs.] Nares.
5. A boy or young man; a little fellow. [Colloq.] “These unlucky little shavers.” Salmagundi.

As I have mentioned at the door to this young shaver, I am on a chase in the name of the king. Dickens.