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tinman

[ tin-muhn ]

noun

, plural tin·men.
  1. a tinsmith.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tinman1

First recorded in 1605–15; tin + -man
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Example Sentences

In this soldering process ordinary tinman's solder may be employed; it must be applied very free from dust or oxide.

The patent cans serve a good purpose, but, for general use, are inferior to those ordinarily made by the tinman.

Many a maimed and disfigured man had carried away from Vauxhall the handiwork of the Tinman and his patron.

Woman or no woman, he would show the murmuring crowd what it meant to cross the path of the Tinman.

Having finished his apprenticeship, he obtained occupation in London as a journeyman tinman.

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