TRIMMER

n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


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. Thus Halifax was a trimmer on principle. Macaulay.

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.


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