trimmer

1. 1.

   a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs

   “untouched by the pruner's axe”

   Synonymspruner

   Broaderworker
2. 2.

   a machine that trims timber

   Broadermachine
3. 3.

   capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments

   Synonymstrimming capacitor

   Broadercapacitor
4. 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.

   Synonymstrimmer joist

   Broaderjoist

Other forms of trimmer

plural

trimmers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about trimmer

What does trimmer mean?

trimmer means "a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in trimmer?

trimmer has 2 syllables: trim-mer. The stress falls on "trim". In IPA it is /ˈtɹɪmɚ/.

What is another word for trimmer?

Close synonyms include pruner, trimming capacitor, trimmer joist. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is trimmer a common word?

trimmer is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.