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slimmer

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noun British.

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

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Origin of slimmer

slim + -er1

slim

[slim]

adjective, slim·mer, slim·mest.

slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
poor or inferior: a slim chance; a slim excuse.
small or inconsiderable; meager; scanty: a slim income.
sized for the thinner than average person.

verb (used with object), slimmed, slim·ming.

to make slim.

verb (used without object), slimmed, slim·ming.

to become slim.
Chiefly British. to try to become more slender, especially by dieting.

noun

a garment size meant for a thin person.

Verb Phrases

slim down,
  1. to lose weight, especially intentionally.
  2. (of a business) to reduce operating expenses; economize.

Origin of slim

1650–60; < Dutch slim sly, (earlier) crooked (cognate with German schlimm bad, (earlier) crooked)
Related formsslim·ly, adverbslim·ness, nounun·slim, adjectiveun·slim·ly, adverbun·slim·ness, nounun·slimmed, adjective

Synonyms for slim

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1. thin. See slender. 3. insignificant, trifling, trivial, paltry.

Antonyms for slim

1. fat. 3. considerable; abundant.
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British Dictionary definitions for slimmer

slim

adjective slimmer or slimmest

small in width relative to height or length
small in amount or qualityslim chances of success

verb slims, slimming or slimmed

to make or become slim, esp by diets and exercise
to reduce or decrease or cause to be reduced or decreased
See also slim down
Derived Formsslimly, adverbslimmer, nounslimness, noun

Word Origin for slim

C17: from Dutch: crafty, from Middle Dutch slimp slanting; compare Old High German slimbi obliquity

Slim

1

noun

the E African name for AIDS

Word Origin for Slim

from its wasting effects

Slim

2

noun

William Joseph, 1st Viscount. 1891–1970, British field marshal, who commanded (1943–45) the 14th Army in the reconquest of Burma (now called Myanmar) from the Japanese; governor general of Australia (1953–60)
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Word Origin and History for slimmer

slim

adj.

1650s, "thin, slight, slender," from Dutch slim "bad, sly, clever," from Middle Dutch slim "bad, crooked," from Proto-Germanic *slembaz "oblique, crooked" (cf. Middle High German slimp "slanting, awry," German schlimm "bad, cunning, unwell"). In English 17c. also sometimes with a sense "sly, cunning, crafty." Related: Slimly; slimness. With obsolete extended adjectival forms Slimsy "flimsy, unsubstantial" (1845); slimikin "small and slender" (1745). Slim Jim attested from 1887 in sense of "very thin person;" from 1902 as a type of slender cigar; from 1975 as a brand of meat snack.

slim

v.

1808, "to scamp one's work, do carelessly or superficially," from slim (adj.). Meaning "to make slim" (a garment, etc.) is from 1862; meaning "reduce (one's) weight" is from 1930. Related: Slimmed; slimming.

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