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strimmer

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English

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WOTD – 7 August 2021

Etymology

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The base of a strimmer, showing the monofilament line which does the cutting.
A man using a strimmer in Mexico City, Mexico.

Blend of string +‎ trimmer, originally a trademark in the United Kingdom.[1]

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Noun

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strimmer (plural strimmers)

  1. (British, horticulture) Synonym of string trimmer (“a powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc., without damaging other objects”)
    Synonyms: edge trimmer, line trimmer, (US) weed eater, (New Zealand, South Africa) weed whacker, weed whip, (Australia, Canada) whipper snipper

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References

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  1. ^ “Strimmer, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2020; “strimmer, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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