TRIMMER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trimmer mean? 

• TRIMMER (noun)
  The noun TRIMMER has 4 senses:

1. a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs

2. a machine that trims timber

3. capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments

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.

  Familiarity information: TRIMMER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRIMMER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

pruner; trimmer

Context example:

untouched by the pruner's axe

Hypernyms ("trimmer" is a kind of...):

worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)

Derivation:

trim (cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A machine that trims timber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("trimmer" is a kind of...):

machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)

Derivation:

trim (remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

trimmer; trimming capacitor

Hypernyms ("trimmer" is a kind of...):

capacitance; capacitor; condenser; electrical condenser (an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge)

Sense 4

Meaning:

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.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

trimmer; trimmer joist

Hypernyms ("trimmer" is a kind of...):

joist (beam used to support floors or roofs)