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tinker

tin·ker [ tíngkər ]


noun  (plural tin·kers)
Definition:
 
1. unskillful worker: a clumsy or unskillful worker, especially at repair work

2. somebody good at many tasks: somebody able to do many different kinds of work successfully

3. act of fiddling with something: an act of fiddling with something in an attempt to repair it

4. traveling pot mender: in former times, somebody who traveled from place to place mending metal household items such as pots and pans

5. fish young mackerel: a mackerel that is not fully grown

6. U.K. naughty child: a mischievous or badly-behaved child ( informal )



intransitive verb  (past and past participle tin·kered, present participle tin·ker·ing, 3rd person present singular tin·kers)
Definition:
 
1. fiddle with something: to fiddle with something in an attempt to repair it
had been tinkering with the car all morning

2. handle something unskillfully: to handle something clumsily or unskillfully

3. be traveling pot mender: in former times, to work as a traveling pot mender

[13th century. Origin ?]

tin·ker·er noun
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