Definition of
tinker has definitions from the fields of zoology,work
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[ verb ] (work) do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

Synonyms

mess_around potter monkey monkey_around muck_around muck_about putter

Examples

"The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

Related terms

work puddle putterer

2
[ noun ] (work) a traveling repairman who mends broken things (such as metal household utensils)

Synonyms

tinkerer mender

Related terms

repairman

3
[ noun ] (work) an itinerant Gypsy

Related terms

itinerant UK

4
[ noun ] a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts

Synonyms

tinkerer

Related terms

experimenter putter

5
[ verb ] try to fix or mend

Synonyms

fiddle

Examples

"Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right" "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"

Related terms

repair fiddler

6
[ verb ] (work) work as a tinker or tinkerer

Related terms

work mender

7
[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 4523
8
[ noun ] (zoology) small mackerel found nearly worldwide

Synonyms

Scomber_japonicus chub_mackerel

Related terms

mackerel Scomber

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Rhymes with

thinker sinker winker freethinker drinker tanker younker bunker banker dunker plunker anchor conquer canker rancor ranker supertanker junker hanker hunker reconquer

Phonetic and Homophones

T IH1 NG K ER0

Similar Spelling

tinkerer thinker Tincher Tunker tanker Tinajero

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