trimmer

/ˈtɹɪmə/

adjective

  1. 1

    Physically fit.

    He goes jogging every day to keep in trim.
  2. 2

    Slender, lean.

    a trim figure
  3. 3

    Neat or smart in appearance.

    a trim lawn

noun

  1. 1

    One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.

  2. 2

    A device used to trim.

    My new electric shaver has a beard trimmer attachment.
  3. 3

    A member of the crew who trims the sails.

  4. 4

    Someone who fluctuates between opposing factions, political parties etc., according to current interest, a flip-flopper.

  5. 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. 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. 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. 8

    A float bearing a baited hook and line, used in fishing for pike.

  9. 9

    One who trims, or rebukes or reproves; a scold.

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