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trimmer

[trim-er] / ˈtrɪm ər /


NOUN
opportunist
Synonyms


NOUN
scissors
Synonyms


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Men with enormous beards that have never known the touch of a trimmer.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2024

Flag football’s five-a-side line-ups mean trimmer rosters compared to the swamped sidelines of tackle football, making for a more compelling case given the IOC's intention to streamline athlete numbers.

From BBC May 6, 2024

I had seen him earlier walking around the backyard wielding a weed wacker, which turned out to need a new spool of trimmer string.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2024

Hernandez, 37, appears fit and trim — perhaps fitter and trimmer than in his last few years with Seattle.

From Seattle Times Jul. 6, 2023

Then I noticed that the old lady who lives at number 39, which is on the other side of Mrs. Shears’s house, was in her front garden cutting her hedge with an electric hedge trimmer.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon

The city sent trimmers to get to work.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

He encouraged residents to make their homes as fire-resistant as possible, getting out the weed trimmers, clearing roofs of leaves and digging under decks for dead vegetation.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2025

For example, at Share Bristol - A Library of Things, instead of borrowing books you can borrow sanders, hedge trimmers and popcorn makers amongst other items you're unlikely to use everyday.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2024

But purveyors of men’s shaving and personal grooming equipment are not hurting—market analysis from June 2022 indicates that instead of razors, men are now instead investing more in electric trimmers.

From National Geographic Nov. 7, 2023

Nail files, hedge trimmers, and homemade flamethrowers were more his speed.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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