slimmer

English

Adjective

slimmer

  1. comparative form of slim: more slim

Noun

slimmer (plural slimmers)

  1. A person who is trying to become slim by dieting.

Anagrams

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare Norwegian slemba, Swedish slimsa.

Pronunciation 1
  • Rhymes: -ɪ́mːe̞ɾ

Noun

sli´mmĕr f (definite singular sli´mră, definite plural slīmrĕn)

  1. fritter, cloth, torn tabs on clothing or other

Pronunciation 2
  • Rhymes: -ɪ̀mːe̞ɾ

Verb

slīmmĕr

  1. (transitive) caress
    åh stå int denna å slimmer
    oh, do not stand there caressing
  2. (transitive) rive
    Slimmär ópp kläa
    tear, wear your clothes

References
    • Stenberg, Pehr, Widmark, Gusten, “slimmer f sli´mmĕr” and “slimra v slīmmĕr”, in Ordbok över Umemålet [Dictionary of the Umeå speech], →ISBN, page 117
    • Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Slimmär”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 623
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