tinner

[ tin-er ]

/ ˈtɪn ər /

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noun

a tinsmith.

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Origin of tinner

First recorded in 1505–15; tin + -er¹

Words nearby tinner

tinkly, Tinley Park, tin lizzie, tinman, tinned, tinner, tinnery, Tinnevelly senna, tinnient, tinning, tinnitus

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How to use tinner in a sentence

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.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
My three associates in this work were a tinner, a clothing salesman and a cabinet maker.
A Son of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland
All the articles usually made by the tinner also form a branch of their manufactory.
The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852|Ben Casseday
He would have liked to sit down by Tinner Creasy and ask him about his doings—but the policeman had less poetical ideas.
The Chestermarke Instinct|J. S. Fletcher

Tinner's tacks, which are used for clinching, are commonly called clinch-nails.
Handwork in Wood|William Noyes

British Dictionary definitions for tinner

tinner

/ (ˈtɪnə) /

noun

a tin miner

a worker in tin; tinsmith

a person or organization that puts food, etc, into tins; canner

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