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Quick definitions from WordNet (tinker)
▸ noun: an itinerant Gypsy
▸ noun: a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
▸ noun: small mackerel found nearly worldwide
▸ noun: a traveling repairman who mends broken things (such as metal household utensils)
▸ verb: work as a tinker or tinkerer
▸ verb: try to fix or mend ("Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right")
▸ verb: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 33333 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #4523)
▸ Also see tinkers
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▸ noun: an itinerant Gypsy
▸ noun: a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
▸ noun: small mackerel found nearly worldwide
▸ noun: a traveling repairman who mends broken things (such as metal household utensils)
▸ verb: work as a tinker or tinkerer
▸ verb: try to fix or mend ("Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right")
▸ verb: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 33333 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #4523)
▸ Also see tinkers
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to tinker
▸ Usage examples for tinker
▸ Popular adjectives describing tinker
▸ Words that often appear near tinker
▸ Rhymes of tinker
▸ Invented words related to tinker