'Trimmer' definitions:
Definition of 'trimmer'
(from WordNet)
noun
A worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs; "untouched by the pruner's axe" [syn: pruner, trimmer]
noun
A machine that trims timber
noun
Capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments [syn: trimmer, trimming capacitor]
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. [syn: trimmer, trimmer joist]
Definition of 'Trimmer'
From: GCIDE
- Trim \Trim\, a. [Compar. Trimmer; superl. Trimmest.] [See Trim, v. t.] Fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship is trim, or trim built; everything about the man is trim; a person is trim when his body is well shaped and firm; his dress is trim when it fits closely to his body, and appears tight and snug; a man or a soldier is trim when he stands erect. [1913 Webster]
- With comely carriage of her countenance trim. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- So deemed I till I viewed their trim array Of boats last night. --Trench. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Trimmer'
From: GCIDE
- Trimmer \Trim"mer\, n.
- 1. One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Thus Halifax was a trimmer on principle. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An instrument with which trimming is done. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Coal Storage) An apparatus used for piling the coal in gradually increasing piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of the prism. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] [1913 Webster]