Definitions
joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc.
Word origin
From trim + -er. Figurative sense of “person who changes views with prevailing opinions” from 1680s, from nautical sense of “adjust sails with the wind”.
Used in a sentence
“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.””
“My new electric shaver has a beard trimmer attachment.”
“Thus Halifax was a Trimmer on principle.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Garden pruner”7 letters
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