Definitions for tinker
ˈtɪŋ kərtin·ker

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tinker, tinkerernoun

   a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts

2. tinkernoun

   formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living

3. chub mackerel, tinker, Scomber japonicusverb

   small mackerel found nearly worldwide

4. putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck aroundverb

   do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

   "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

5. tinkerverb

   work as a tinker or tinkerer

6. tinker, fiddleverb

   try to fix or mend

   "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tinkernoun

   an itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of tin

2. tinkernoun

   A member of the travelling community. A gypsy.

3. tinkernoun

   A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.

4. tinkernoun

   Someone who repairs, or attempts repair on anything mechanical (tinkers) or invents.

5. tinkernoun

   The act of repair or invention.

6. tinkerverb

   to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner

7. tinkerverb

   to work as a tinker

8. Tinkernoun

   A northern English occupational surname for someone who mends pots and pans

9. Etymology: From tinkere

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tinkernoun

   A mender of old brass.

   Etymology: from tink, because their way of proclaiming their trade is to beat a kettle, or because in their tink they make a tinkling noise.

   Am not I old Sly’s son, by education a cardmaker, and now by present profession a tinker. William Shakespeare.

   My copper medals by the pound
   May be with learned justice weigh’d:
   To turn the balance, Otho’s head
   May be thrown in: and for the mettle
   The coin may mend a tinker’s kettle. Matthew Prior.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tinker

   Tinker or tinkerer is an archaic term for an itinerant tinsmith who mends household utensils.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tinker

   A tinker is a person who makes minor repairs or adjustments to various objects, often as an unskilled or casual worker. Historically, the term was used to refer to itinerant workers who repaired household items such as pots and pans. The term can also refer to the process of attempting to fix, adjust or experiment with something in a casual or non-professional manner.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tinkernoun

   a mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware

2. Tinkernoun

   one skilled in a variety of small mechanical work

3. Tinkernoun

   a small mortar on the end of a staff

4. Tinkernoun

   a young mackerel about two years old

5. Tinkernoun

   the chub mackerel

6. Tinkernoun

   the silversides

7. Tinkernoun

   a skate

8. Tinkernoun

   the razor-billed auk

9. Tinkerverb

   to mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to mend

10. Tinkerverb

    to busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Tinker

   Tinker is a computer software application for molecular dynamics simulation with a complete and general package for molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics, with some special features for biopolymers. The heart of the Tinker package is a modular set of callable routines which allow the manipulation of coordinates and evaluation of potential energy and derivatives in a straightforward fashion. Tinker works on Windows, Mac, and Unix/Linux and its source code is available free of charge under a restrictive license. The code was written in FORTRAN77 with common extensions and some C. The code is maintained by Jay Ponder at the Washington University School of Medicine.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tinker

   tingk′ėr, n. a mender of brazen or tin kettles, pans, &c.—(Scot.) Tink′ler: the act of doing tinker's work: a botcher or bungler: a botch or bungle: a young mackerel.—v.t. to repair, esp. unskilfully.—v.i. to do tinker's work: to make a botch or mess of anything. [M. E. tinkere—tinken, to tink, to make a sharp, shrill sound; cf. Scot. tinkler, a worker in tin.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tinker

   A small mortar formerly used on the end of a staff, now superseded by the Coehorn. Also, a small mackerel.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tinker

   A small mortar formerly used on the end of a staff, now superseded by the Coehorn.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tinker

   A corruption of “tinner,” or tin-worker. This has given rise to the verb “to tinker,” which meant originally to hammer lightly at a thing after the style a tinman, without being able to repair it in a thoroughly workman-like manner.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TINKER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tinker is ranked #5525 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Tinker surname appeared 6,291 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Tinker.
   
   78.4% or 4,932 total occurrences were White.
   12.7% or 801 total occurrences were Black.
   3.5% or 224 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.5% or 158 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.1% or 138 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.6% or 38 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Experimenter
   • Itinerant
   • Repair
   • Work

Anagrams for tinker »

1. reknit

How to pronounce tinker?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say tinker in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tinker in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tinker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of tinker in a Sentence

1. James Scott:

   We have the technical sophistication of Tinker Toy’s protecting the IoT microcosms of America’s health sector organizations.

2. Steven Rosenthal:

   At the end of the day, I think they'd step back from the precipice and just tinker around with the current system, but you never know. We are living in strange times.

3. Henry Ford:

   History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history we made today.

4. Daniel Markuson:

   And it will not protect you from being monitored by your ISP, marketers, and even the government if they decide to spy on you, we believe that the question should be...about Google’s ability and willingness to provide people with tools to actually rule over their privacy. With Google all around us, it is next to impossible for anyone to figure out which Chrome browser, Google account or Android phone privacy settings one needs to tinker [with] to achieve [that] goal.

5. Amy Oberman:

   Yes, there is freedom of speech established by Tinker.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tinker
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tinker
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tinker
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinker
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinker
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tinker
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tinker
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=tinker
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
11. ^ Etymology and Origins
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=tinker
12. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html