trimmer

/ˈtrɪmər/
adjective
  1. Comparative form of trim: neater, tidier, or more slender in appearance.
    • After his diet, he looked much trimmer than before.
    • The new haircut made her appear trimmer and more professional.
    • This garden is trimmer than the overgrown one next door.
noun
  1. A tool or machine used for cutting small branches, grass, or hair to make them neat.
    • A good hedge trimmer makes gardening much easier.
    • He used a weed trimmer to clean up the edges of the lawn.
    • The barber reached for his hair trimmer to shape the customer's sideburns.
  2. A person who trims something, such as a tailor or a gardener.
    • The film trimmer carefully cut the extra footage.
    • The tree trimmer arrived early to prune the branches.
    • She worked as a fur trimmer in a clothing factory.
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