trimmer
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English
[edit]Etymology
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[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪmə/
Audio (Southern England): Duration: 1 second. (file)
Adjective
[edit]trimmer
- comparative form of trim: more trim
Noun
[edit]trimmer (plural trimmers)
- One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments. quotations ▼
- A device used to trim.
- My new electric shaver has a beard trimmer attachment.
- (nautical) A member of the crew who trims the sails.
synonym ▲hyponyms ▼
- Synonym: sail trimmer
- Someone who fluctuates between opposing factions, political parties etc., according to current interest, a flip-flopper. quotations ▼
- (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.
- (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. quotations ▼
- (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.
- (fishing) A float bearing a baited hook and line, used in fishing for pike.
- (electronics) An adjustable electrical component.
- (dated) One who or that which trims, or rebukes or reproves; a scold. quotations ▼
- (cricket) A fast, high-quality delivery by the bowler, especially one that results in a dismissal of a batter by removing the bails without hitting the stumps.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]someone who fluctuates between opposing factions, political parties etc., according to current interest, a flip-flopper — see flip-flopper
Swedish
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[edit]trimmer c
- a trimmer (device used to trim)
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