Trimmer

Quick meaning: Trimmer is an adjective meaning comparative form of trim: more trim.

Meaning

comparative form of trim: more trim.

More Meanings

1. One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
2. A device used to trim.
3. (nautical) A member of the crew who trims the sails.
4. Someone who fluctuates between opposing factions, political parties etc., according to current interest, a flip-flopper.
5. (architecture) A beam into which are framed the ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys.
6. (shipping, historical) A person employed to rearrange the coal in the hold of a vessel, so that it fills the vessel without forming a conical blockage.
7. (mining, historical) A device for storing coal in gradually increasing piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of the prism.

Example Sentences

Thus Halifax was a Trimmer on principle.

My new electric shaver has a beard trimmer attachment.

Mr. Hazeldean wrote him such a trimmer that it could not but produce an unconciliatory reply.

It put me to endless expense of having roof-men, gutter-men and tree-trimmers. At last I gave the grim order, “Cut her down.”

Word Forms

• trimmers

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include edger, capacitors, pruner, ornamentor, ornamentist, truncator.

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