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tinkers

Syllables: tin·kers

tinkers is the plural of tinker.

tinkers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tinker.

Meaning of tinker

Noun

tinker (plural tinkers)

  1. An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
    • The blacksmith chased us all to ground
      They searched all night we were never found
      The tinker boys and the sheriff's men
      Shaking the tallest tree.1988, “Mayhem Maybe”, in Ian Anderson (music), 20 Years of Jethro Tull, performed by Jethro Tull
  2. (Ireland, UK, dated, offensive) A member of the Irish Traveller community or of other itinerant groups; a gypsy.
    Synonyms:
    traveller
  3. (usually) A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
  4. Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer.
  5. (informal) An act of repair or invention.
    • I'll have a tinker and see what I can do.
  6. (obsolete) A hand mortar.

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Questions about tinkers

What is tinkers the plural of?
Tinkers is the plural of tinker.

Words near tinkers in the dictionary

  1. tinkerings
  2. tinkerlike
  3. tinkerly
  4. tinkerman
  5. tinkermen
  6. tinkers
  7. Tinkersley
  8. tinkersome
  9. tinkerwise
  10. tinkety-tonk
  11. Tinkham

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