tanner

¹

[ tan-er ]

noun

1. a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.

tanner

²

[ tan-er ]

adjective

1. comparative of tan ¹.

tanner

³

[ tan-er ]

noun

1. British Slang. a sixpenny piece.

Tanner

⁴

[ tan-er ]

noun

1. Henry Os·sa·wa [os, -, uh, -w, uh], 1859–1937, U.S. painter, in France after 1891.

tanner

¹

/ ˈtænə /

noun

1. See sixpence
   (formerly) an informal word for sixpence

tanner

²

/ ˈtænə /

noun

1. a person who tans skins and hides

Word History and Origins

Origin of tanner¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English tanner(e), tannour, late Old English tannere; tan ¹, -er ¹

Origin of tanner²

First recorded in 1805–15; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of tanner¹

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

I turned to Tanner the ranger, my traveling companion, to warn him.

From Outside Online

They have also leveraged Zoom, YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp, and TikTok to ensure that students and families understand how to comply with prevention, isolation, and quarantine procedures, Tanner said.

From Washington Post

“Morning and night, Monday to Sunday, we’ve been on call,” Tanner said.

From Washington Post

Tanner said school nurses will not only help students one-on-one but will analyze everything from classroom seating charts to bus routes to hours of sports practice footage.

From Washington Post

A friend suggested she try Dutchman’s and Tanner loved them all.

From Eater

Are you telling me Matthew McConaughey put on all that fake tanner for NO GOOD REASON?

From The Daily Beast

People are reading “way too much into this report,” said Michael Tanner, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute.

From The Daily Beast

Perry will play the role of defense attorney Tanner Bolt, defending a man after his wife goes missing.

From The Daily Beast

Sudden cardiac death, which Tanner suffered, strikes 350,000 people a year, killing nine of 10 victims.

From The Daily Beast

“I dropped dead three years ago,” John Tanner told me recently.

From The Daily Beast

It appears to be a kind of picklock, an open sesame, Tanner—Tawno!

From Project Gutenberg

The tanner looked after him in a contemptuous manner, turned to Alfred and inquired if he knew the farmer.

From Project Gutenberg

The advice given Alfred by the old tanner has saved him heart aches and much money.

From Project Gutenberg

Counting out three ten dollar greenbacks, the boy requested the tanner to figure up the interest on the note.

From Project Gutenberg

"I would ask that question," repeated Tanner, still in the conditional mood, but nodding confidentially all round.

From Project Gutenberg

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