Phrase guide

string trimmer

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌstɹɪŋ ˈtɹɪmə/
  • General-American: /ˌstɹɪŋ ˈtɹɪmɚ/
  • rhymes with -ɪmə(ɹ)

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From string + trimmer.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: desbrossadora — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 剪草機 /剪草机 (jiǎncǎojī) — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Finnish: siimaleikkuri — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Finnish: ruohotrimmeri — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Finnish: trimmeri — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • French: coupe-bordure — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • French: coupe-herbe — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • French: débroussailleuse — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Galician: desbrozadora — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • German: Rasentrimmer — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Greek: χορτοκοπτικό (chortokoptikó) — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Greek: θαμνοκοπτικό (thamnokoptikó) — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Italian: decespugliatore — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Italian: frullino — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Italian: rifinitore — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Norman: strînmeux — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gresstrimmer — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Polish: podkaszarka — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Russian: три́ммер (trímmer) — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Spanish: desbrozadora — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Spanish: desmalezadora — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Spanish: bordeadora — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Spanish: motoguadaña — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Spanish: orilladora — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Swedish: grästrimmer — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.
  • Turkish: tıraş makinesi — powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc.