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Zimmer (plural Zimmers)

1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Ellipsis of Zimmer frame.
   • 2014, Roger Kirkpatrick, Final Chapters: Writings About the End of Life, page 52:

     As the day passes away, and body clocks begin to stutter, there are also physical assaults with Zimmers locked in combat like the horns of fighting stags.

   • 2025 October 20, Michael Hann, “‘Everyone seems to be on Zimmers’: after 70 years of hip-shaking thrills, is rock’n’roll dead?”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     He cites Rockers Reunion, in January, the first big rock’n’roll all-dayer of the year. “My reviewer made the point that everybody seems to be on sticks and Zimmers.”