Definitions for tannerˈtæn ər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

tan•nerˈtæn ər(n.)

  1. one whose occupation is the tanning of hides.

tan•nerˈtæn ər(adj.)

  1. Ref: comparative of tan1. 1 1

tan•ner*ˈtæn ər(n.)

  1. sixpence.

    Category: British

* Brit..

Origin of tanner:

1805–15; orig. uncert.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. sixpence, tanner(noun)

    a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970

  2. tanner(noun)

    a craftsman who tans skins and hides

Wiktionary

  1. tanner(Noun)

    A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.

  2. tanner(Noun)

    A coin, the sixpenny bit.

  3. Tanner(ProperNoun)

    for a tanner.

  4. Tanner(ProperNoun)

    , modern transferred use of the surname.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tanner(noun)

    one whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan


Translations for tanner

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

tanner(noun)

a person who tans leather.

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