trimmer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs
    pruner.
    • untouched by the pruner's axe
  2. noun a machine that trims timber
  3. noun capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments
    trimming capacitor.
  4. noun joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc.
    trimmer joist.
  5. adjective satellite thin and fit
    trim; spare.
    • the spare figure of a marathon runner
    • a body kept trim by exercise
  6. adjective satellite of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder
    trim; well-kept; shipshape.
    • even the barn was shipshape
    • a trim little sailboat
  7. adjective satellite neat and smart in appearance
    trim; trig; clean-cut.
    • a clean-cut and well-bred young man
    • the trig corporal in his jaunty cap
    • a trim beard
  8. adjective satellite severely simple in line or design
    trim; tailored.
    • a neat tailored suit
    • tailored curtains

WordNet

Trim"mer noun
Definitions
  1. One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
  2. One who does not adopt extreme opinions in politics, or the like; one who fluctuates between parties, so as to appear to favor each; a timeserver.
    Thus Halifax was a trimmer on principle. Macaulay.
  3. An instrument with which trimming is done.
  4. (Arch.) 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, and the like. See Illust. of Header.

Webster 1913