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Synonyms for tinker

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ting-ker
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪŋ kər

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Définition of tinker

Origin :
  • "mender of kettles, pots, pans, etc.," mid-13c. (as a surname), of uncertain origin. Some connect the word with the sound made by light hammering on metal. The verb meaning "to keep busy in a useless way" is first found 1650s. Tinker's damn "something slight and worthless" is from 1824, probably simply preserving tinkers' reputation for free and casual use of profanity; more elaborate derivations exist, but seem to be just-so stories without evidence.
  • verb fiddle with
Example sentences :
  • He can tinker up almost anything, and that eliminates the blacksmith.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • He did not go down to the Lake this day, lest he should come near the tinker.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • So all turned their steps to the forest depths, where the Tinker was to live henceforth.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • The Tinker said nothing at first but stood looking at Robin with a grim face.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • "But nought have I to pay thee with, good fellow," quoth the Tinker.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • "Nay," quoth the Tinker, shaking his head slowly from side to side.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • "That will I not do, even to mine own brother," answered the Tinker.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • "Then, prythee, let us hear how he hath taught thee," quoth the Tinker.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • He returned at the end of the year to his tinker's work at Elstow, much as he had left it.
  • Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
  • While Sutter looked on with apprehensive eyes, he began to tinker with the wiring.
  • Extract from : « Made in Tanganyika » by Carl Richard Jacobi

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