Trimmer

Trimmer
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.]


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  • trimmer — [trim′ər] n. 1. a person, thing, machine, etc. that trims 2. a beam in a floor frame that receives the ends of headers, as around a stairwell …   English World dictionary

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