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, adjective

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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, noun

Word Origin for tinker

C13 tinkere, perhaps from tink tinkle, of imitative origin

Idioms and Phrases with tinker

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