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Raretinker
The correct spelling is tinker.
How to pronounce tinker
noun
IPA: /ˈtɪŋkə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Tin-ker
The correct spelling is tinker. An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
- 2.A member of the Irish Traveller community. A gypsy.
- 3.(usually with "little") A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
- 4.Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer.
- 5.The act of repair or invention.
verb
- 1.To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
- 2.To work as a tinker.
- 3.To tinker with; to tweak or attempt to fix.
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