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trimmer

/ˈtɹɪmə/TRIH-mur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈtɹɪmɚ/TRIH-mur

Meaningone that trims

Common meaning: a tool or person that trims

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Journey through time

  1. Old Englishtrymian‘make firm’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishtrimen‘arrange’source
  3. Englishtrim‘make neat by cutting or adjusting’
  4. Englishformed in English from trimtrimmer‘a tool or person that trims’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from trim + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), TRIM, p.661 · scan

Source words

  • trymian Old English · source word “make firm”

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