trimmer
/ˈtɹɪmə/noun, adjective
trimmer is spelled T-R-I-M-M-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trimmer means “One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trimmer is trimmers.
How many letters and syllables are in trimmer?
| Letters | 7: T-R-I-M-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is trimmer?
Trimmer appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce trimmer?
- UK /ˈtɹɪmə/
Trimmer has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-trimmer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with trimmer?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as trimmer from its last stressed vowel (/ɪmə/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of trimmer
- trimmers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trimmer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
- 2
A device used to trim.
My new electric shaver has a beard trimmer attachment.
- 3
A member of the crew who trims the sails.
- 4
Someone who fluctuates between opposing factions, political parties etc., according to current interest, a flip-flopper.
- 5
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.
- 6
A person employed to rearrange the coal in the hold of a vessel, so that it fills the vessel without forming a conical blockage.
- 7
A device for storing coal in gradually increasing piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of the prism.
- 8
A float bearing a baited hook and line, used in fishing for pike.
adjective
- 1
comparative form of trim: more trim
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does trimmer come from?
From trim + -er. Figurative sense of “person who changes views with prevailing opinions” from 1680s, from nautical sense of “adjust sails with the wind”.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).