tinman /ˈtɪn.mæn/ noun4 •A maker of tinware; a tinsmith.But if there are gipsies or tinmen about we shall have to keep our eyes open after anything they can lay their hands on. — 1934 •A dealer in tinware. •An uncaring or heartless man; a man lacking, or seeming to lack, feelings, emotions, or concern for others. •A master gene in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, whose absence causes the fly to develop without a heart. formstinmen