slimmer

[ slim-er ]

noun

, British.

1. a person who is trying to lose weight, especially by dieting.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slimmer¹

slim + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The odds of getting re-arrested are a lot slimmer if a person has a job.

From The Daily Beast

If the pitch remains the same but the seat becomes slimmer, the result should be more body room, right?

From The Daily Beast

The margin was slimmer than expected, but the Republican still lost in Virginia.

From The Daily Beast

Glenn Beck said all that, remember, on a far slimmer pretext.

From The Daily Beast

The reflection she sees is slimmer and more beautiful, thus her ego is equated to the potent drug.

From The Daily Beast

As Dynamite watched the Kentucky boy practice, each day he seemed to see him growing slimmer, more hollow-eyed and nervous.

From Project Gutenberg

Head, quite pike-like in shape and therefore much longer and slimmer than the chinook.

From Project Gutenberg

This fish is called bonito by many of the Catalina anglers, which is a misnomer, as it is a much slimmer fish than the bonito.

From Project Gutenberg

The former is very like a slightly slimmer and handsomer Miss S—— of Wintersdorf!

From Project Gutenberg

In rapid running streams the fish are always slimmer than in more sluggish ones.

From Project Gutenberg