trimmer

noun11

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.” — 1944
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. •
   (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.
5. •
   Someone who fluctuates between opposing factions, political parties etc., according to current interest, a flip-flopper.

   • Thus Halifax was a Trimmer on principle. — 1848
6. •
   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.
7. •
   An adjustable electrical component.
8. •
   A float bearing a baited hook and line, used in fishing for pike.
9. •
   A fast, high-quality delivery by the bowler, especially one that results in a dismissal of a batter by removing the bails without hitting the stumps.
10. •
    (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.
11. •
    (old-fashioned) 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. — 1853