trimmer
adjective
- 1
Physically fit.
“He goes jogging every day to keep in trim.”
- 2
Slender, lean.
“a trim figure”
- 3
Neat or smart in appearance.
“a trim lawn”
noun
- 1
One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
- 2
A device used to trim.
“My new electric shaver has a beard trimmer attachment.”
- 3
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
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
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
A device for storing coal in gradually increasing piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of the prism.
- 8
A float bearing a baited hook and line, used in fishing for pike.
- 9
One who trims, or rebukes or reproves; a scold.
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