an implement used for cutting and neatening something
a hedge trimmer
a person who adapts their views to the prevailing political trends for personal advancement
he is a clever trimmer, a closet federalist unchanged at heart
a person who decorates something
window trimmers
a crosspiece fixed between full-length joists (and often across the end of truncated joists) to form part of the frame of an opening in a floor or roof
trimmer joists
a person responsible for trimming the sails of a yacht
the spinnaker trimmer
a small capacitor or other component used to tune a circuit such as a radio set
trimmer capacitors
an excellent or outstanding person or thing
you little trimmer—it'll suit me down to the ground
neat and smart in appearance; in good order
his face was freshly shaved, his clothes neat and trim
a trim little villa
adjust (a sail) to take advantage of the wind
her jobs include trimming the spinnaker and dealing with the yacht's plumbing
get the better of (someone), typically by cheating them out of money
rebuke (someone) angrily