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tinker

UK /ˈtɪŋkə/US /ˈtɪŋkɚ/

noun8

  1. An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
  2. Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer.
  3. (informal) An act of repair or invention.
  4. (offensive, old-fashioned) A member of the Irish Traveller community or of other itinerant groups; a gypsy.
  5. A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
  6. Any of various fish: chub mackerel, silverside, skate, or young mackerel about two years old.
  7. A razor-billed auk, a bird of species (Alca torda).
  8. (no longer used) A hand mortar.

verb2

  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.
forms

tinkered · tinkering · tinkers

Phrases with tinker

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