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Definition of 'tinker'English
Noun
( en-noun)
an itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of tin
(dated|chiefly|British|and|Irish|offensive) A member of the travelling community. A gypsy.
A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
Someone who repairs, or attempts repair on anything mechanical (tinkers) or invents.
The act of repair or invention.
(military|obsolete) A small mortar on the end of a staff.
Any of various fish: the chub mackerel, the silverside, the skate, or a young mackerel about two years old.
A bird, the razor-billed auk.
( Webster 1913)
Synonyms
* (mischievous person) rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scamp, scoundrel
* (member of the travelling community) traveller
Verb
( en-verb)
To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
* {{quote-magazine|date=2012-01
|author=Robert M. Pringle
|title=How to Be Manipulative
|volume=100|issue=1|page=31
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citation
|passage=As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.}}
To work as a tinker.
See also
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* tinker's damn
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