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trimmer.

One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɹɪmə/UK
  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.

    historical
  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.

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

  9. An adjustable electrical component.

  10. One who or that which trims, or rebukes or reproves; a scold.

    dated
  11. 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.

Where this word comes from

From trim + -er. Figurative sense of “person who changes views with prevailing opinions” from 1680s, from nautical sense of “adjust sails with the wind”.

adj/ˈtɹɪmə/UK
  1. comparative form of trim: more trim

    comparative · form-of
Where this word comes from

From trim + -er. Figurative sense of “person who changes views with prevailing opinions” from 1680s, from nautical sense of “adjust sails with the wind”.

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