tanner
noun
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
tanner
1 American
[tan-er]
/ ˈtæn ər /
noun
tanner
2
American
[tan-er]
/ ˈtæn ər /
adjective
tanner
3
American
[tan-er]
/ ˈtæn ər /
noun
Tanner
4
American
[tan-er]
/ ˈtæn ər /
noun
tanner
1
British
/ ˈtænə /
noun
tanner
2
British
/ ˈtænə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of tanner1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English tanner(e), tannour, late Old English tannere; see origin at tan 1, -er 1
Origin of tanner3
First recorded in 1805–15; origin uncertain
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When he returned to Germany, he searched all over the country for a traditional tanner who could teach him the craft and found one in Bad Hindelang, where Bensmann still lives today.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
He was also tanner and had shaved his head.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2023
She’s worked for three years to perfect her skinning process, and now works with a tanner who treats the skins to her liking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
"She still often felt the need to silence frequent murmurs that she was mixed race. Film journalists of her era would note her tanner complexion," Sen says.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2022
Panicked and exhausted, I had scattershot visions of the widow and my almond tree, the tanner, and the monks of my old village so far away.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Dodgers left-hander Tanner Scott came to the rescue and struck out Bauers and Yelich to end the inning, and Garrett Mitchell to kick off the seventh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Left-handed reliever Tanner Scott served as the Dodgers’ setup man, throwing a hitless eighth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Tanner predicts a 10% dip during the airport shutdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Even with the trade-offs, Tanner believes a bigger existential risk is doing nothing to address Aspen’s runway troubles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Then he looked up in my eyes and said, “But I don’t want neither one of y’all looking for no work on the Tanner place; don’t no one need to get involved out there.”
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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