tinker
[ ting-ker ]
/ ˈtɪŋ kər /
noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to mend as a tinker.
to repair in an unskillful, clumsy, or makeshift way.
Origin of tinker
1225–75; Middle English
tinkere (noun), syncopated variant of
tinekere worker in tin
OTHER WORDS FROM tinker
tin·ker·er, noun un·tin·kered, adjectiveWords nearby tinker
tingley,
tingly,
tinhorn,
tinia,
tinian,
tinker,
tinker with,
tinker's cuss,
tinker's dam,
tinker's damn,
tinker's weed
Example sentences from the Web for tinker
British Dictionary definitions for tinker
tinker
/ (ˈtɪŋkə) /
noun
verb
(intr foll by with)
to play, fiddle, or meddle (with machinery, etc), esp while undertaking repairs
to mend (pots and pans) as a tinker
Derived forms of tinker
tinkerer, nounWord Origin for tinker
C13
tinkere, perhaps from
tink tinkle, of imitative origin
Idioms and Phrases with tinker
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