Etymology

tinker

tin·ker
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Today it means: An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal. Full definition →

Middle English tynkere ← Old English *tincere
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  1. Old English · inherited from*tincere
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtynkere
  3. English todaytinker

From Middle English tynkere, perhaps from Old English *tincere, from tin (“tin”) + *cere, as in bēocere (“beekeeper”).

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