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noun an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend
noun a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
originEtymology tree English tinker Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English tinkerer From tinker + -er.
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