trimmer (English, noun)
expansion: trimmer (plural trimmers)
Senses:
glosses: One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
glosses: A device used to trim.
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A member of the crew who trims the sails.
glosses: Someone who fluctuates between opposing factions, political parties etc., according to current interest, a flip-flopper.
topics: architecture
glosses: 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.
topics: economics
sciences
shipping
transport
glosses: A person employed to rearrange the coal in the hold of a vessel, so that it fills the vessel without forming a conical blockage.
tags: historical
topics: business
mining
glosses: A device for storing coal in gradually increasing piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of the prism.
tags: historical
topics: fishing
hobbies
lifestyle
glosses: A float bearing a baited hook and line, used in fishing for pike.
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: An adjustable electrical component.
glosses: One who or that which trims, or rebukes or reproves; a scold.
tags: dated
topics: ball-games
cricket
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: trimmers
tags: plural