A hair remover including: a main unit having a gripper, a head unit having a blade for removing body hair, and a drive unit for driving the blade. The main unit is provided, in one end thereof, with an extension portion that supports the head unit. The extension portion extends in one direction, referred to as an extending direction, from the one end on the main unit. The hair remover is configured to switch between a first state where a longitudinal direction of the head unit is parallel to the extension direction and a second state where the longitudinal direction of the head unit is perpendicular to the extension direction. The hair remover is configured so that an outer periphery of the head unit is located so as to be flush with or is located within an outer periphery of said the main unit when viewed from the extension direction.