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proper noun 
  1. a northern English occupational surname for someone who mends pots and pans
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noun 
  1. an itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of tin
  2. (context, mostly, british, Irish) A member of the travelling community. A gypsy.
:The term is not common now, and was considered offensive. verb to tinker (intransitive or transitive)
  1. to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner
  2. to work as a tinker
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