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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But instead of working as a tanner, he decided to become a leather tailor, and in 1985 he opened his store and workshop, Leder Bensmann.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
He was also tanner and had shaved his head.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2023
The state supplies 6 percent of the world’s king, snow, tanner and Dungeness crabs, per the institute.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2022
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
The tanner who’d given me work for a few weeks.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
One of the others, Tanner Scott, gave up twice as many runs in his first postseason appearance as the Brewers’ bullpen has given up this month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
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
The back end of the bullpen settled into a rhythm with Tanner Scott serving as the setup man and Edwin Díaz reestablishing himself as the closer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
It was time for the community to confront the headwinds it was facing, Tanner and his fellow executives told the council.
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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