trimmer

== English == === Etymology === From trim +‎ -er. Figurative sense of “person who changes views with prevailing opinions” from 1680s, from nautical sense of “adjust sails with the wind”. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪmə/ Rhymes: -ɪmə(ɹ) === Adjective === trimmer comparative form of trim: more trim === Noun === trimmer (plural trimmers) One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments. A device used to trim. (nautical) A member of the crew who trims the sails. Synonym: sail trimmer Hyponyms: wing trimmer, headsail trimmer, mainsheet trimmer Someone who fluctuates between opposing factions, political parties etc., according to current interest, a flip-flopper. (architecture) 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. (shipping, historical) A person employed to rearrange the coal in the hold of a vessel, so that it fills the vessel without forming a conical blockage. (mining, historical) A device for storing coal in gradually increasing piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of the prism. (fishing) A float bearing a baited hook and line, used in fishing for pike. (electronics) An adjustable electrical component. (dated) One who or that which trims, or rebukes or reproves; a scold. (cricket) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English trimmer === Noun === trimmer c a trimmer (device used to trim) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hårtrimmer skäggtrimmer ==== Related terms ==== trimma === References === “trimmer”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “trimmer”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “trimmer”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)