tanner

¹

[tan-er]

noun

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

tanner

²

[tan-er]

adjective

1. comparative of tan.

tanner

³

[tan-er]

noun

1. British Slang.,  a sixpenny piece.

Tanner

⁴

[tan-er]

noun

1. Henry Ossawa 1859–1937, U.S. painter, in France after 1891.

tanner

¹

/ ˈtænə /

noun

1. a person who tans skins and hides

tanner

²

/ ˈtænə /

noun

1. (formerly) an informal word for sixpence

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

Some fake tanners are even using masking tape - the type I use on my skirting boards - to create that crisp line across their skin.

From BBC

Nasal tanners are designed to be sprayed into the nostrils and are claimed to work by delivering a substance known as Melanotan II, a chemical that darkens skin pigmentation.

From BBC

Bong has given the leader TV aspirations; the makeup team has given him orange tanner.

From Los Angeles Times

Nasal tanners are designed to be sprayed into the nostrils and claim to work by administering a substance known as Melanotan II, a chemical that darkens skin pigmentation.

From BBC

And I had been an apprentice tanner a few weeks out of the year.

From Literature

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