string trimmer

string trim·mer
UK/ˌstɹɪŋ ˈtɹɪmə/US/ˌstɹɪŋ ˈtɹɪmɚ/

noun

A powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc., without damaging other objects.

Similar
edge trimmerline trimmerstrimmerweed eaterweed whackerweed whipwhipper snipper
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Meanings

nounstring trimmer (plural string trimmers)

plural string trimmers

  1. agricultureA powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc., without damaging other objects.

    Synonyms: edge trimmer, line trimmer, strimmer, weed eater, weed whacker, weed whip, whipper snipper

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc., without damaging other objects.

Similar
edge trimmerline trimmerstrimmerweed eaterweed whackerweed whipwhipper snipper
Also see
strimmerweedwhacker

Origin

From string + trimmer.

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Translations

Bulgarian три́мер
  • три́мерpowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
Catalan desbrossadora
  • desbrossadorapowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
Chinese Mandarin 剪草機 /剪草机
  • 剪草機 /剪草机 (jiǎncǎojī)powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
Finnish siimaleikkuri, ruohotrimmeri
  • siimaleikkuripowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • ruohotrimmeripowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • trimmeripowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
French coupe-bordure, coupe-herbe
  • coupe-bordurepowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • coupe-herbepowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • débroussailleusepowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
German Rasentrimmer
  • Rasentrimmerpowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
Greek χορτοκοπτικό, θαμνοκοπτικό
  • χορτοκοπτικό (chortokoptikó)powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • θαμνοκοπτικό (thamnokoptikó)powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
Italian decespugliatore, frullino
  • decespugliatorepowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • frullinopowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • rifinitorepowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
Norwegian Bokmål gresstrimmer
  • gresstrimmerpowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
Polish podkaszarka
  • podkaszarkapowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
Russian три́ммер
  • три́ммер (trímmer)powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
Spanish desbrozadora, desmalezadora
  • desbrozadorapowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • desmalezadorapowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • bordeadorapowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • motoguadañapowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • orilladorapowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
Swedish grästrimmer
  • grästrimmerpowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
Turkish tıraş makinesi
  • tıraş makinesipowered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with string trimmer

primertrimmersimmerswimmerglimmershimmertremordimmerlimmerstrimmerdweomerflimmerice swimmerjimmer
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Cite this entry
APA

string trimmer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/string%20trimmer

MLA

“string trimmer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/string%20trimmer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “string trimmer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/string%20trimmer.

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