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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Ms Eagle said she became suspicious after her stepdaughter, who also used a tanner, spotted a Facebook post from someone who said they had also suffered a bad reaction.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 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 girls armed themselves with sticks and small rocks, curling irons and bottles of tanner.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
Tanner Stewart, 30 years old, a Taco Bell regular, said he found himself doubled over in pain early last week while at his job at a Deere dealership in Kansas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The creator was so connected to the hit series that he even previously owned the property that was used for the exterior shots of the Tanner family home.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Dodgers relievers Jack Dreyer, Alex Vesia and Tanner Scott chipped in a combined 3⅓ scoreless innings to secure the win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Somebody that’s this big, this strong, this powerful can get away with a lot of things that aren’t necessarily efficient,” said Tanner Stokey, Driveline’s director of hitting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Now Charlie Tanner is through with living for someone else.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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