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Skimmer vs Slimmer - What's the difference?

skimmer | slimmer |

As nouns the difference between skimmer and slimmer

is that skimmer is a device that skims while slimmer is a person who is trying to become slim by dieting.

As an adjective slimmer is

(slim).

skimmer

English

(wikipedia skimmer) (Rynchops)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device that skims.
  • A person who skims.
  • Any of three species of bird in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.
  • Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clams and large scallops.
  • A ballet flat shoe.

    • Derived terms

    * black skimmer, Rynchops niger * African skimmer, Rynchops flavirostris * Indian skimmer, Rynchops albicollis

    slimmer

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (slim)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is trying to become slim by dieting.

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