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 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.

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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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