noun🔗ShareAn itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal."The tinker repaired the leaky metal pots and pans in the kitchen. "personjobutensilworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA member of the Irish Traveller community. A gypsy."Growing up in rural Ireland, we sometimes saw a tinker family passing through, selling handmade goods. "culturepersonracegroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(usually with "little") A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster."The little tinker was always getting into trouble at school. "characterpersonhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomeone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer."My grandpa is a real tinker; he's always fixing things around the house and inventing new gadgets. "personjobtechnologydevicemachinetechnicalworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of repair or invention."The old grandfather clock needed a lot of tinkering before it worked again. "technologymachinetechnicalworkindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA hand mortar."The farmer used a small tinker to gently crush the seeds for planting. "utensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny of various fish: the chub mackerel, the silverside, the skate, or a young mackerel about two years old."The fisherman showed us his catch, which included several mackerel and a smaller tinker. "fishanimalfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA bird, the razor-billed auk."The biologist studied the rare tinker, noting its distinctive beak shape. "birdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner."My brother tinkered with the broken lamp, trying to fix it, but it still wouldn't work. "technologymachineactionworkindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo work as a tinker."My grandfather used to tinker, fixing broken toys for the neighborhood children. "workjobmachinetechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo tinker with; to tweak or attempt to fix."My dad likes to tinker with old cars in the garage on the weekends. "technologytechnicalmachineactionworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading