tinker

Pronunciation: /ˈtɪŋkə/

The English word “tinker” has 10 meanings listed here.

noun

An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
A member of the Irish Traveller community or of other itinerant groups; a gypsy.
A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer.
An act of repair or invention.
A hand mortar.
Any of various fish: chub mackerel, silverside, skate, or young mackerel about two years old.
A razor-billed auk, a bird of species (Alca torda).

To work as a tinker.
To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.

From Middle English tynkere, perhaps from Old English *tincere, from tin (“tin”) + *cere, as in bēocere (“beekeeper”).

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