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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Back on TikTok, in her own way, beauty influencer and fake tanner Jemma is also trying to prevent others from going through what Jak did.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025
Bong has given the leader TV aspirations; the makeup team has given him orange tanner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
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
The tanner, whose house it was that burned, sent a couple of boys skipping right under the Kargs’ noses, taunting and yelling and vanishing again like smoke into smoke.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Eagles have lost five in a row, have Tanner McKee at quarterback, and their defense just gave up 38 points and 204 yards rushing to Dallas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The 2025 Super Bowl winner was then placed on injured reserve so will miss at least four weeks, with back-up Tanner McKee coming in for his third NFL start at home to the Carolina Panthers.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 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
And so, Tanner has thrown himself behind a renovation that could make room for bigger planes and a vital jolt to the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Mr. Crossman, the superintendent, telephoned Mr. Tanner this morning to ask about mice at Sneed,” she told her class.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
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