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tinner

American  
[tin-er] / ˈtɪn ər /

noun

  1. a tinsmith.


tinner British  
/ ˈtɪnə /

noun

  1. a tin miner

  2. a worker in tin; tinsmith

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

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Etymology

Origin of tinner

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

Example Sentences

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The necessary fires alone—the salamanders and tinner’s pots—had caused dozens of small blazes, easily put out, but the cold increased the likelihood of far worse.

From Literature

The only tinner in the place covered the cupola where hung the bell.

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

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The principal manufactures are belting, woollens, tinners’ hardware, iron and gasolene motors.

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But the tinners were under their own laws and officers, and their court, called the Stannary Court, sat formerly at Lostwithiel.

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