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Tinker

noun
/ˈtɪŋkə(ɹ)/
Word Frequency: 1.0

Definitions

1.nounAn itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
2.nounA member of the Irish Traveller community. A gypsy.
3.noun(usually with "little") A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
4.nounSomeone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer.
5.nounThe act of repair or invention.
6.nounA hand mortar.
7.nounAny of various fish: the chub mackerel, the silverside, the skate, or a young mackerel about two years old.
8.nounA bird, the razor-billed auk.
9.verbTo fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
10.verbTo work as a tinker.
11.verbTo tinker with; to tweak or attempt to fix.

Synonyms

travellerrapscallionrascalroguescampscoundrelpottermendermonkeymuck aroundputtermess around

Rhymes With

thinkersinkerfreethinkerwinkerdrinkerwishful thinkerslinkerhook line and sinker
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