Thesaurus: trimmer

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1. n. One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
2. n. 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.
3. n. An instrument with which trimming is done.
4. n. 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.
5. n. a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs
6. n. a machine that trims timber
7. n. capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments
8. n. 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.
9. 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.
10. A beam, into which are framed the ends of headers in floorframing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoidbringing joists near chimneys, and the like. See Illust. of Header.
11. n:100 n. a machine that trims timber n. capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments n. 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.