tinkers

/T IH1 NG K ER0 Z/

noun

1
An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
2
A member of the Irish Traveller community. A gypsy.
3
(usually with "little") A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
4
Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer.
5
The act of repair or invention.
6
A hand mortar.
7
Any of various fish: the chub mackerel, the silverside, the skate, or a young mackerel about two years old.
8
A bird, the razor-billed auk.

Synonyms

verb

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.
3
To tinker with; to tweak or attempt to fix.

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