string trimmer

noun

: a machine for cutting grass with a rapidly spinning length of monofilament cord

Examples of string trimmer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Take care when using a string trimmer around tree roots and avoid stripping the bark. — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 15 Aug. 2026

Pull any weeds from the mulch around a tree by hand, so no one is tempted to use a string trimmer against them and risk damaging the bark. — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

Using tennis balls, wooden planks, a long cord and a string trimmer, Burkett meticulously measured and sculpted the design into a display visible from above. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Edge with a string trimmer first. — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 11 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for string trimmer

• excimer
• brimmer
• dimmer
• glimmer
• grimmer
• nimmer
• rimmer
• shimmer
• simmer
• skimmer
• slimmer
• swimmer