stropper
/ˈstrɑpər/
noun
- A device or strip of leather used for sharpening a straight razor by stropping.
- He pulled the old stropper from the drawer and ran the razor across it.
- A good stropper keeps a straight razor sharp for months.
- The barber replaced his worn stropper with a new leather one.
- A person who uses a strop to sharpen a razor.
- The stropper worked carefully to avoid nicking the leather.
- My grandfather was a meticulous stropper, honing his razor every morning.
- Every skilled stropper knows the right angle for the blade.