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    tinker
    /ˈtɪŋkə/

    noun

    • 1. (especially in former times) a person who makes a living by travelling from place to place mending pans and other metal utensils.
    • 2. a mischievous child: informal British "little tinkers, we were"

    verb

    • 1. attempt to repair or improve something in a casual or desultory way: "he spent hours tinkering with the car"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTINKER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    TINKER definition: 1. to make small changes to something, especially in an attempt to repair or improve it: 2…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tinkerTinker Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TINKER is to work in the manner of a tinker; especially : to repair, adjust, or work with something in an unskilled or experimental manner : fiddle. How to use tinker in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTINKER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to make small changes to something, especially in an attempt to repair or improve it: He spends every weekend tinkering (around) with his car. I wish the government would stop tinkering with healthcare. Compare. fiddle verb (MOVE ABOUT) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Correcting and mending. calibration. clean (someone/something) up.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › tinkerTINKER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant. an unskillful or clumsy worker; bungler. a person skilled in various minor kinds of mechanical work; jack-of-all-trades. an act or instance of tinkering: Let me have a tinker at that motor. Scot., Irish English.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › tinkerTinker - definition of tinker by The Free Dictionary

    tinker. ( ˈtɪŋkə) n. 1. (Crafts) (esp formerly) a travelling mender of pots and pans. 2. a clumsy worker. 3. the act of tinkering. 4. (Peoples) Scot and Irish another name for Gypsy.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTINKER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you tinker with something, you make some small changes to it, in an attempt to improve it or repair it.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtinker verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    tinker (with something) to make small changes to something in order to repair or improve it, especially in a way that may not be helpful. He’s in the garage tinkering with his bike. The password will prevent others from tinkering with your data.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tinkerTinker - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you tinker, you work casually or attempt to fix something, the way you might tinker with your brother's old bike or tinker with the website you're building for fun. As a verb, tinker means to fix (or mess around with) just about anything.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTINKER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    TINKER definition: to make small changes to something in order to improve or repair it: . Learn more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › tinkertinker | meaning of tinker in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    tinker meaning, definition, what is tinker: to make small changes to something in or...: Learn more.