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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There were also notable omissions, among them midfielders Diego Luna and Tanner Tessmann.
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
Midfielders Tanner Tessmann and Diego Luna are left off the roster, while Gio Reyna, Chris Richards and Alejandro Zendejas make the cut.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
“We found that no grooms were really being catered to whatsoever,” said Fletcher Kasell, half of the fashion label Tanner Fletcher, a New York brand that began offering more options for grooms three years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
They were Mr. Tanner, the principal; Mrs. Seeger, the librarian; Mr. Costa, the custodian; and Room 5’s room mother, who brought twenty-six little bags of popcorn for a treat.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
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