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Meanings of tinker in English

Catalan
verat d'ull gros
Wikidata

Small mackerel found nearly worldwide.

verat d'ull gros
Spanish
hojalatero
Wikidata

Historical profession, archaic term for an itinerant tinsmith who mends household utensils.

Related terms
hojalatero

Do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly.

A person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts.

Synonyms
Examples for "tinkerer"
Examples for "tinkerer"
1
Parkhurst was a machinist by trade and a tinkerer by nature.
Death angel
2
He was a tinkerer, an experimenter who relied on his gut.
Reuters
3
Today's news brings us another Eee PC mod, this time by tinkerer Gregory Cohen.
Wired
4
As a tinkerer, von Slatt wanted to work on a computer project like that.
Wired
5
Or was I a vegetable, dreaming I was a tinkerer?
My Name is Legion
Usage of tinker in English
1
A few days earlier, Taborlin had met a tinker on the road.
The Name of the Wind
2
Could be one of the children that came with that tinker family.
Servant of a dark god
3
If there had been a massacre the tinker would certainly have heard.
The Name of the Wind
4
Yesterday Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed he would never tinker with superannuation.
News.com.au
5
They all tinker with our sense of time, space, and one another.
Wired
6
Sid Meier's Civilization Beyond Earth doesn't tinker really with this end goal.
The Guardian
7
And he is at this moment with the clergywoman and the tinker-mother.
Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men
8
There is a long wait as an electro-duo tinker with their gubbins.
The Guardian
9
As I said before, sysadmins love to tinker, organize, integrate and optimize.
Time management for system administrators
10
There's also a chance to tinker and fix things over the weekend.
Ebony
11
The tinker has set on his grimy glue-pot, and the glue simmers.
"My Novel" — Volume 04
12
The poor tinker-folk returns you the deepest of obligations, my gentle lady.
Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men
13
Toyota and Subaru tinker with the winning recipe at their own risk.
BBC
14
So India are going to have to tinker with their batting line-up.
The Guardian
15
The tinker was kindling preparations for his tea, under the tawny umbrella.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Complete
16
Some men tinker with cars or do a bit of shoddy DIY.
The Guardian
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Translations for tinker
Spanish
hojalatero
Tinker through the time
Tinker across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common