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Meaning of 'trimmer' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Trimmer [ n.]
- One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
- 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.
- An instrument with which trimming is done.
- 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.

Meaning of 'trimmer' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . trimmer [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs
Example in sentence:
  • untouched by the pruner's axe

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