English Dictionary

trimmer

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtɹɪmə/

名詞

歴史的 古風

One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments. / A device used to trim. / (nautical) A member of the crew who trims the sails.

日本語の意味

剪定や整え、装飾を行う人。 / 剪定やトリミングの作業に用いる装置や機械。 / （海事分野で）帆を整える乗組員。

The trimmer carefully adjusted the lace and ribbons until the gown looked perfectly balanced.

飾り付け職人はレースとリボンを慎重に整え、ドレスが完璧なバランスに見えるようにした。

意味（1）

One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.

It put me to endless expense of having roof-men, gutter-men and tree-trimmers. At last I gave the grim order, “Cut her down.”

意味（2）

A device used to trim.

My new electric shaver has a beard trimmer attachment.

意味（3）

(nautical) A member of the crew who trims the sails.

意味（4）

Someone who fluctuates between opposing factions, political parties etc., according to current interest, a flip-flopper.

Thus Halifax was a Trimmer on principle.

意味（5）

(architecture) 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.

意味（6）

(mining, historical) A person employed to rearrange the coal in the hold of a vessel, so that it fills the vessel without forming a conical blockage.

意味（7）

(mining, historical) A device for storing coal in gradually increasing piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of the prism.

意味（8）

(fishing) A float bearing a baited hook and line, used in fishing for pike.

意味（9）

(dated) One who or that which trims, or rebukes or reproves; a scold.

Mr. Hazeldean wrote him such a trimmer that it could not but produce an unconciliatory reply.

trimmers （ plural ）