trimmer

noun trim·mer \ ˈtri-mər \

|Updated on: 10 Jul 2018

Examples: trimmer in a Sentence

Definition of trimmer

1 a (1) : one that trims articles

(2) : one that stows coal or freight on a ship so as to distribute the weight properly

b : an instrument or machine with which trimming is done

c : a circuit element (such as a capacitor) used to tune a circuit to a desired frequency

2 : a beam that receives the end of a header in floor framing

3 : a person who modifies a policy, position, or opinion especially out of expediency

Examples of trimmer in a Sentence

gradually fading in the primaries, the former front-runner watched helplessly as the trimmers rushed to embrace the party's newest rising star
last year's winner of the tournament unexpectedly got trimmed in the first round, and the trimmer was a young player that no one had ever heard of

Recent Examples of trimmer from the Web

In her early brow-free days, Vatel would remove them in the shower every three days with an eyebrow trimmer.

— devon abelman, Allure, "Women With No Eyebrows Explain Why Arches Aren't Necessary," 14 May 2018
Further investigation revealed that Gregorio had used Andres’ credit cards to purchase a lawn trimmer and new clothing, police said.

— jared gilmour, star-telegram, "Texas brothers inherited parents’ home. One evicted the other — and ended up dead.," 9 May 2018
Home Depot is slashing prices, between 10 to 40 percent, on Sun Joe lawn care gear, including push mowers, pressure washers, chainsaws, tillers, and hedge trimmers (to name only a few).

— popmech editors, Popular Mechanics, "Today's Best Deals: Get Your Lawn Ready for Summer," 3 May 2018
Police in Sanford are seeking the public’s help finding a man suspected of stealing nearly $1,000 worth of beard trimmers from a Target store earlier this month.

— jeff weiner, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Cops seek clean-shaved suspect in beard trimmer heist at Sanford Target," 18 June 2018
The 175-year-old maker of wrenches, hedge trimmers and medical equipment opened an Atlanta office and hired about 100 digital experts in 2014 after studying where the right talent was already living and working.

— lauren weber, WSJ, "Now Fighting for Top Tech Talent: Makers of Turbines, Tools and Toyotas," 31 May 2018
How to get the look: Instead of shaving with a razor, use a beard trimmer on the lowest setting for the cheeks and neck, and then switch to just one step up for the lip and chin.

— garrett munce, GQ, "Donald Glover's Hair," 13 May 2018
The arrests occurred after marked and unmarked police stepped up patrols in Friendswood neighborhoods after reports of thefts of weed and hedge trimmers and leaf blowers from unattended landscaping trucks.

— jennifer james, Houston Chronicle, "Tip helps Friendswood police arrest 2 men after string of lawn maintenance equipment thefts," 29 Mar. 2018
Rozario has raised about $250 selling tie-dye T-shirts in order to buy trimmers and other materials ahead of Saturday’s cleanup.

— mikaela porter, Courant Community, "Girl Scout, Hall High School Junior Looks To Improve Spicebush Swamp," 15 May 2018

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