Phrase guide

razor blade

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɹeɪzə(ɹ)ˈbleɪd/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A thin piece of steel with a sharp edge that can be fitted into a razor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A replaceable cartridge in which razor blades are set, fitted into a razor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: head[Appendix:Glossary

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A thin interchangeable blade for a utility knife (especially, that of a Stanley knife) that is similar to a razor blade stricto sensu (in size, thinness, and sharpness).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

Alternative form of razor-blade.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, rare

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Southern Altai: мис (mis) — razor blade
  • Armenian: ածելու սայր (acelu sayr) — razor blade
  • Bulgarian: ножче за бръснене (nožče za brǎsnene) — razor blade
  • Catalan: fulla d'afaitar — razor blade
  • Chinese Mandarin: 剃鬚刀片 /剃须刀片 (tìxūdāopiàn) — razor blade
  • Czech: žiletka — razor blade
  • Dutch: scheermesje — razor blade
  • Esperanto: razoklingo — razor blade
  • Estonian: žilett — razor blade
  • Faroese: rakiblað — razor blade
  • Finnish: partaterä — razor blade
  • French: lame de rasoir — razor blade
  • German: Rasierklinge — razor blade
  • Greek: ξυριστική λεπίδα (xyristikí lepída) — razor blade
  • Hebrew: סַכִּין גִּלּוּחַ (sakín giluákh) — razor blade
  • Hungarian: borotvapenge — razor blade
  • Hungarian: zsilettpenge — razor blade
  • Hungarian: penge — razor blade
  • Hungarian: zsilett — razor blade
  • Interlingua: lamina de rasorio — razor blade
  • Irish: lann rásúir — razor blade
  • Italian: lametta da barba — razor blade
  • Italian: lametta — razor blade
  • Italian: lametta di rasoio — razor blade
  • Japanese: カミソリの刃 (kamisori no ha) — razor blade
  • Khmer: ឡាម (laam) — razor blade
  • Korean: 면도날 (myeondonal) — razor blade
  • Latin: novacula — razor blade
  • Latvian: žilete — razor blade
  • Macedonian: жиле́т (žilét) — razor blade
  • Māori: mataheu — razor blade
  • Norwegian Bokmål: barberblad — razor blade
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: barberblad — razor blade
  • Polish: żyletka — razor blade
  • Portuguese: lâmina de barbear — razor blade
  • Romanian: lamă de ras — razor blade
  • Russian: ле́звие (lézvije) — razor blade
  • Serbo-Croatian: жилет — razor blade
  • Serbo-Croatian: žilet — razor blade
  • Slovak: žiletka — razor blade
  • Spanish: cuchilla — razor blade
  • Spanish: razuradora — razor blade
  • Spanish: hoja de afeitar — razor blade
  • Swahili: wembe — razor blade
  • Swedish: rakblad — razor blade
  • Thai: ใบมีดโกน — razor blade
  • Tibetan: སྤུ་གྲིའི་ཁ (spu gri'i kha) — razor blade
  • Tibetan: སྐྲ་གྲིའི་ཁ (skra gri'i kha) — razor blade
  • Turkmen: lezwiýa — razor blade
  • Tuvan: бис (bis) — razor blade
  • Ukrainian: ле́зо бри́тви (lézo brýtvy) — razor blade
  • Vietnamese: dao lam — razor blade
  • Vietnamese: lưỡi lam — razor blade
  • Welsh: llafn rasel — razor blade
  • Yiddish: גאָלמעסערל (golmeserl) — razor blade