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tinker
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1tin·ker

noun \ˈtiŋ-kər\

Definition of TINKER

1
a : a usually itinerant mender of household utensils
b : an unskillful mender : bungler
2
chiefly Irish : gypsy
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Origin of TINKER

Middle English tinkere
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Job Terms

factotum, milliner, ostler, scrivener, webster, wordsmith

Rhymes with TINKER

blinker, clinker, drinker, linker, prinker, shrinker, sinker, skinker, stinker, thinker, winker

2tinker

verb
tin·keredtin·ker·ing \-k(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of TINKER

intransitive verb
: to work in the manner of a tinker; especially : to repair, adjust, or work with something in an unskilled or experimental manner : fiddle <always tinkering with his car>
transitive verb
: to repair, adjust, or experiment with
— tin·ker·er \-kər-ər\ noun
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Examples of TINKER

  1. He was tinkering in the garage.

First Known Use of TINKER

1592

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