tinker
IPA: tˈɪŋkɝ
noun
- An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
- (dated, chiefly Britain and Ireland, offensive) A member of the Irish Traveller community or of other itinerant groups. A gypsy.
- (usually with "little") A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
- Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer.
- The act of repair or invention.
- (military, obsolete) A hand mortar.
- Any of various fish: chub mackerel, silverside, skate, or young mackerel about two years old.
- A bird, the razor-billed auk.
- A northern English surname originating as an occupation for someone who mends pots and pans.
verb
- (intransitive) To work as a tinker.
- (transitive, intransitive) To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
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Examples of "tinker" in Sentences
- She is married to a tinker.
- His dream was once a tinker.
- When did you become a tinker
- He is the son of grant tinker.
- Who would want to be a tinker
- It was his first work as a tinker.
- He is the famous tinker in the town.
- He went to the school to become a tinker.
- I am sorry about the incessant tinkering.
- His grandfather was the last tinker in the town.