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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Trim \Trim\, a. [Compar. Trimmer; superl. Trimmest.] [See
     Trim, v. t.]
     Fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for
     service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship
     is trim, or trim built; everything about the man is trim; a
     person is trim when his body is well shaped and firm; his
     dress is trim when it fits closely to his body, and appears
     tight and snug; a man or a soldier is trim when he stands
     erect.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           With comely carriage of her countenance trim.
                                                    --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           So deemed I till I viewed their trim array
           Of boats last night.                     --Trench.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Trimmer \Trim"mer\, n.
     1. One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thus Halifax was a trimmer on principle. --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. An instrument with which trimming is done.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Arch.) 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Coal Storage) An apparatus used for piling the coal in
        gradually increasing piles made by building up at the
        point of the cone or top of the prism.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Trimmer \Trim"mer\, n. (Coal Storage)
     An apparatus used for piling the coal in gradually increasing
     piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of
     the prism.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Trim \Trim\, a. [Compar. Trimmer; superl. Trimmest.] [See
     Trim, v. t.]
     Fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for
     service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship
     is trim, or trim built; everything about the man is trim; a
     person is trim when his body is well shaped and firm; his
     dress is trim when it fits closely to his body, and appears
     tight and snug; a man or a soldier is trim when he stands
     erect.
  
           With comely carriage of her countenance trim.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
           So deemed I till I viewed their trim array Of boats
           last night.                              --Trench.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Trimmer \Trim"mer\, n.
     1. One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
  
     2. 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.
  
              Thus Halifax was a trimmer on principle. --Macaulay.
  
     3. An instrument with which trimming is done.
  
     4. (Arch.) 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  trim
       adj 1: thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a
              body kept trim by exercise" [syn: spare]
       2: (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: kempt,
           tidy]
       3: of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from
          disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little
          sailboat" [syn: shipshape, well-kept]
       4: (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and
          well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty
          cap" [syn: clean-cut, trig]
       5: severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit";
          "tailored curtains" [syn: tailored]
       n 1: a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim" [syn: trimness]
       2: a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a
          hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: trimming, passementerie]
       3: attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its
          own orientation
       4: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: trimming,
          clipping]
       v 1: remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size;
            "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim
            lumber" [syn: pare]
       2: decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree";
          "trim a shop window"
       3: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat
          intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
          [syn: reduce, cut down, cut back, trim down, trim
          back, cut, bring down]
       4: balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim
          an airplane"
       5: be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"
       6: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
          [syn: garnish, dress]
       7: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the
          plants in the garden" [syn: snip, clip, crop, lop,
           dress, prune, cut back]
       8: cut closely; "trim my beard" [syn: shave]
       9: adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
       [also: trimming, trimmed, trimmest, trimmer]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  trimmer
       n 1: a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs;
            "untouched by the pruner's axe" [syn: pruner]
       2: a machine that trims timber
       3: capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine
          adjustments [syn: trimming capacitor]
       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. [syn: trimmer joist]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  trimmer
       See trim

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  trimmer
     a.
     (en-comparative of: trim)
     n.
     One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Trimmer
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  trimmer
     a.
     (en-comparative of: trim)
     n.
     One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Trimmer
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  trimmer
     a.
     (en-comparative of: trim)
     n.
     One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Trimmer
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  trimmer
     a.
     (en-comparative of: trim)
     n.
     One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Trimmer
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  trimmer
     Englanti a.
     (en-a-taivm t rim mer)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  trimmer
     n.
     (tagg: anglicism) klippningsverktyg

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Trimmer
     Tyska n.
     1 (tagg kat=redskap text=klippningsverktyg språk=de) trimmer
     2 (tagg elektroteknik språk=de) beteckning på potentiometer eller
  vridkondensator

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  trimmer
     n.
     (tagg: anglicism) klippningsverktyg

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Trimmer /tɾˈɪmɜ/ 
  trimmer 
   see: Trimmer
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Trimmer /tɾˈɪmɜ/ 
  trimmers
   see: Trimmer
  

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Trimmer /tɹˈɪmə/
  المتقلب

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  trimmer /tɹˈɪmə/ 
  střihač

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  trimmer /tɹˈɪmə/
  Soutachefuß , Bandeinfasser , Einfasser  [textil.]
           Note: Nähmaschine
     Synonym: binder
  
           Note: sewing machine

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  trimmer /tɹˈɪmə/
  Trimmer 
   see: trimmers
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  trimmer /tɹˈɪmə/
   [Br.] Wendehals  [pol.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  trimmer /tɹˈɪmə/
  gepflegter, ordentlicher
   see: trim, trimmest
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  trimmer //ˈtɹɪmə// 
  trimmeri
  trimming device

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  trimmer /tɹˈɪmə/ 
  1. कतरनी
        "He had a trimmer to trim the hedge."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  trimmer /tɹˈɪmə/
  promjenjivi kondenzator, trimer

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  trimmer /tɹˈɪmə/
  1. többpengés bütüzô körfûrész
  2. egyengetô olló
  3. szénegyengetô berendezés
  4. vágógép
  5. utánhangoló kondenzátor
  6. kiegyenlítô kondenzátor
  7. olló
  8. ruhadíszítô
  9. kalapátalakító
  10. többpengés bütüzô himbafûrész
  11. rakomány-elrendezô
  12. kikészítô munkás
  13. lámpatisztító
  14. leélezô gép
  15. posztókikészítô
  16. nyesô olló
  17. köpönyegforgató
  18. fiókgerenda
  19. kiegyenlítô lap
  20. szénegyengetô munkás
  21. horgászkészség nagy kerek faúszóval
  22. szerelô
  23. körülvágó gép
  24. kiváltott gerenda
  25. vágószerkezet
  26. opportunista
  27. sorjázó gép

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  trimmer /tɹˈɪmə/
  1. süsleyen kimse, düzenleyici kimse
  2. yağcı, dalkavuk
  3. bir çeşit yapı kirişi.

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  trimmer /trˈɪmər/ 
  Trimmer

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈtɹɪmɝ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 整理者,装饰者,修剪者;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 整理者,装饰者,修剪者

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