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
Vocabulary lists containing tanner
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Example Sentences
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Rockies starter Tanner Gordon commanded his slider, throwing the pitch for strikes 74% of the time.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
For small businesses, “The bigger they get, the more important the data is,” said Tanner De Jonge, chief technology officer at Streamliners.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Tanner points out that Walter Rauff, another wanted Nazi war criminal who fled to Chile, spent time in Germany in 1960.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
With combined efforts from relievers Tanner Scott, Alex Vesia and Edgardo Henriquez, the Dodgers shut down the Giants the rest of the way.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
If y’all’s to fall behind on what you owe Mr. Tanner, I ain’t gonna have no choice but to evict y’all.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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