slimmer

slimmer
noun Date: 1967 chiefly British a person dieting to lose weight

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  • slimmer — slim ► ADJECTIVE (slimmer, slimmest) 1) gracefully thin; slenderly built. 2) small in width and long and narrow in shape. 3) very small: a slim chance. ► VERB (slimmed, slimming) 1) …   English terms dictionary

  • Slimmer — Slim Slim (sl[i^]m), a. [Compar. {Slimmer}; superl. {Slimmest}.] [Formerly, bad, worthless, weak, slight, awry, fr. D. slim; akin to G. schlimm, MHG. slimp oblique, awry; of uncertain origin. The meaning of the English word seems to have been… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • slimmer — /ˈslɪmə/ (say slimuh) noun someone who diets, etc., in order to become slimmer. {slim + m + er1} …  

  • slimmer — /slim euhr/, n. Brit. a person who is trying to lose weight, esp. by dieting. [SLIM + ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • slimmer — noun A person who is trying to become slim by dieting …   Wiktionary

  • slimmer — slɪm v. lose weight, become thin; make thin adj. slender, thin; slight; small in amount, meager; of little value; trivial …   English contemporary dictionary

  • slimmer — See: slim …   English dictionary

  • slimmer — …   Useful english dictionary

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