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

A few weeks ago, TikTok erroneously applied what appeared to be a mandatory beauty filter that created a slimmer jawline for some Android users.

From MIT Technology Review

In an effort to create a slimmer network, many redundant passenger trains with low ridership were permanently canceled.

From Washington Post

Use the same color top and bottom to achieve a slimmer look.

From Washington Post

For those who have noticed the clues — my slimmer face on video calls, occasional pictures from my wife on social media, a few text-message references — the reaction always includes the same question.

From Washington Post

BuzzFeed will also be dealing with a slimmer margin for error.

From Digiday

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