Etymology

tanner

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Today it means: A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan. Full definition →

Middle English tannere ← Old English tannere ← Old French tannour
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tanner · noun1

  1. Old French · derived fromtannour
  2. Old English · inherited fromtannere
  3. Middle English · inherited fromtannere
  4. English todaytanner

From Middle English tannere, from Old English tannere; and Old French tannour, equivalent to tan + -er.

tanner · noun2

Named after John Sigismund Tanner (1705–1775), who designed a sixpence for the Royal Mint during the reign of King George II.

tanner · noun3

Probably from the taxonomic eponym tanneri in the species name Chionoecetes tanneri, named after American naval officer Zera Luther Tanner (1835–1906).

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