To keep things in simple terms, a grass trimmer is suited to trimming edges, hard to reach lawn areas, and providing finishing touches to lawns. On the other hand, brushcutters are designed to take on dense weeds, fibrous grass and areas of thick vegetation that a grass trimmer would struggle to cut.

A strimmer is the same as a grass trimmer but is the colloquial term for the tool. This garden appliance is handheld and uses a nylon line as a plastic blade to cut grass and trim around the edges of the lawn. A strimmer is not the same as a hedge trimmer which is more of a saw for trees and hedges.