tinner

[ tin-er ]

noun

1. a tinsmith.

tinner

/ ˈtɪnə /

noun

1. a tin miner
2. a worker in tin; tinsmith
3. a person or organization that puts food, etc, into tins; canner

Word History and Origins

Origin of tinner¹

First recorded in 1505–15; tin + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The sides of this notch can be cut with a pair of tinner's shears, and the end can be cut with a sharp cold-chisel.

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My three associates in this work were a tinner, a clothing salesman and a cabinet maker.

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All the articles usually made by the tinner also form a branch of their manufactory.

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He would have liked to sit down by Tinner Creasy and ask him about his doings—but the policeman had less poetical ideas.

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Tinner's tacks, which are used for clinching, are commonly called clinch-nails.

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