tinker

Meanings

• Verb

  To repair or work at something in a small way, often with improvised tools.

  - "He likes to tinker with old cars in his garage."
  - "She enjoys tinkering with electronics in her free time."

• Noun

  A person who travels from place to place repairing or selling small items.

  - "The tinker came to the village to mend pots and pans."
  - "My great-grandfather was a tinker by trade."

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Synonyms

traveller , rapscallion , rascal , rogue , scamp , scoundrel

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with tinker
inker , linker , thinkinger

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Variants

List of all variants of tinker that leads to same result
tinker , tinkered , tinkerer , tinkerers , tinkering , tinkers , tinker's dam , tinker's damn , tinker's damns , tinker's dams , give a tinker's damn , worth a tinker's damn

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Etymology

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Old English 'tincan' meaning 'to mend' or 'to tin'

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Trivia

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1. The term 'tinker' has been used in the United States since the early 1800s.

2. The word 'tinker' is also used in the context of computers to describe the process of making small adjustments or improvements.

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Related Concepts

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1. Tinkering: The act of experimenting with and modifying things, often with the goal of learning or creating something new.

2. Tinkerer: A person who enjoys tinkering or experimenting with things.

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Culture

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In literature, 'tinker' has been used to describe itinerant repairmen or traveling salespeople. In music, there is a jazz standard called 'Tinker's Town'.

How to Memorize "tinker"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person working on a small item, using improvised tools.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a repairman or someone working on small objects.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the Old English origin: 'to mend' or 'to tin'.

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