tinsmith
noun
tin·smith
ˈtin-ˌsmith 
: a worker who makes or repairs things of sheet metal (such as tinplate)
Examples of tinsmith in a Sentence
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And at various times over a century and a half, those who lived there also shared some of the space with a spiritualist temple, a tinsmith’s shop and now an artist’s gallery.
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Robert Higgs, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2022
Most of her business marketing has been via word of mouth, or occasionally when someone is specifically looking for a coppersmith for their custom project or a tinsmith to re-tin their copper cookware.
—Alison Coleman, Forbes, 10 May 2021
Ever since an American tinsmith named John Landis Mason invented his home-canning container in 1858, Mason Jars (aka Ball Jars) have been the standard for this essential kitchen pastime.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2019
Rewards were offered, and the police picked up a couple of immigrants — Sicilians, one a tinsmith and the other a tinkerer — and held them for questioning.
—Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 8 Dec. 2020
Dahmen interviews fellow craftspeople and entrepreneurs, including tinsmith Bob Bartelme, her longtime mentor who's become a friend and an honorary grandparent to her three children.
—Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2020
Further Reading The Porsche Taycan—every bit as good as a $200,000 Porsche should be
As a young man, Ferdinand Porsche was fascinated by electricity and chose not to follow in the footsteps of his small-town tinsmith father.
—Adam Kaslikowski, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2020
The Culinary and Craft School is also notable because of the handcrafted construction by woodworkers, tinsmiths and glassblowers in the park.
—Diana Lambdin Meyer, Dallas News, 30 July 2019
His father is the town tinsmith, and Henri plans to follow in his footsteps.
—María Gainza, Harper's magazine, 10 May 2019
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Robert Higgs, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2022
Most of her business marketing has been via word of mouth, or occasionally when someone is specifically looking for a coppersmith for their custom project or a tinsmith to re-tin their copper cookware.
—Alison Coleman, Forbes, 10 May 2021
Ever since an American tinsmith named John Landis Mason invented his home-canning container in 1858, Mason Jars (aka Ball Jars) have been the standard for this essential kitchen pastime.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2019
Rewards were offered, and the police picked up a couple of immigrants — Sicilians, one a tinsmith and the other a tinkerer — and held them for questioning.
—Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 8 Dec. 2020
Dahmen interviews fellow craftspeople and entrepreneurs, including tinsmith Bob Bartelme, her longtime mentor who's become a friend and an honorary grandparent to her three children.
—Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2020
Further Reading The Porsche Taycan—every bit as good as a $200,000 Porsche should be
As a young man, Ferdinand Porsche was fascinated by electricity and chose not to follow in the footsteps of his small-town tinsmith father.
—Adam Kaslikowski, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2020
The Culinary and Craft School is also notable because of the handcrafted construction by woodworkers, tinsmiths and glassblowers in the park.
—Diana Lambdin Meyer, Dallas News, 30 July 2019
His father is the town tinsmith, and Henri plans to follow in his footsteps.
—María Gainza, Harper's magazine, 10 May 2019
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First Known Use
1812, in the meaning defined above
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tinsmith
noun
tin·smith
ˈtin-ˌsmith
: a worker in tin or sometimes other metals
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