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Tinker
/ˈtɪŋkə(ɹ)/
An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
📖 Definitions of "Tinker"
noun
- 1
An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
- 2
A member of the Irish Traveller community. A gypsy.
- 3
(usually with "little") A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
- 4
Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer.
verb
- 1
To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
- 2
To work as a tinker.
- 3
To tinker with; to tweak or attempt to fix.
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