trimmer
One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornamentsOne who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
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значень: 11One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs
A device used to trim.
My new electric shaver has a beard trimmer attachment.
A member of the crew who trims the sails.
Someone who fluctuates between opposing factions, political parties etc., according to current interest, a flip-flopper.
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.
(історичне)A person employed to rearrange the coal in the hold of a vessel, so that it fills the vessel without forming a conical blockage.
(історичне)A device for storing coal in gradually increasing piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of the prism.
A float bearing a baited hook and line, used in fishing for pike.
An adjustable electrical component.
(застаріле)One who or that which trims, or rebukes or reproves; a scold.
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.
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From trim + -er. Figurative sense of “person who changes views with prevailing opinions” fFrom 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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множина: trimmersСиноніми
синонімів: 4- 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
- capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments:trimming capacitor
- a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs:pruner