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tinker
[ting-ker]
noun
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
an unskillful or clumsy worker; bungler.
a person skilled in various minor kinds of mechanical work; jack-of-all-trades.
an act or instance of tinkering.
Let me have a tinker at that motor.
Scot., Irish English.
verb (used without object)
to busy oneself with a thing without useful results.
Stop tinkering with that clock and take it to the repair shop.
to work unskillfully or clumsily at anything.
to do the work of a tinker.
verb (used with object)
to mend as a tinker.
to repair in an unskillful, clumsy, or makeshift way.
tinker
/ ˈɪŋə /
noun
(esp formerly) a travelling mender of pots and pans
a clumsy worker
the act of tinkering
another name for Gypsy
informala mischievous child
any of several small mackerels that occur off the North American coast of the Atlantic
verb
to play, fiddle, or meddle (with machinery, etc), esp while undertaking repairs
to mend (pots and pans) as a tinker
Other Word Forms
- tinkerer noun
- untinkered adjective
- ˈپ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of tinker1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tinker1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Reeves has tinkered with the way that debt is measured to free up more than £100bn to fund building, research and development as well as other major projects.
It took four years of tinkering to come up with a design that worked - a small clay cabinet with a water talk on the top and storage shelves below.
She began tinkering with the idea of opening a teahouse in May 2022.
The White Paper was "tinkering around the edges," he argued and "even if the numbers do reduce, they'll still be at massive historic highs".
Coaches are clearly tinkering with lineups and positions before having their full complement of players.
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