tinker
An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metalAn itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
» Tom spends his time tinkering.
Значення
значень: 8An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
Kesselflicker, Kesselflickerin
жестя́нщик, луди́льщик
(Ірландія, Британія, застаріле, образливе)A member of the Irish Traveller community or of other itinerant groups; a gypsy.
(зазвичай)A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
озорникozornik
Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer.
(розмовне)An act of repair or invention.
I'll have a tinker and see what I can do.
Any of various fish: chub mackerel, silverside, skate, or young mackerel about two years old.
A razor-billed auk, a bird of species (Alca torda).
(застаріле)A hand mortar.
- formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living
- a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
- small mackerel found nearly worldwide
Приклади
речень: 7Tom spends his time tinkering.
My father loves doing some tinkering in the garage.
ruМой отец любит возиться в гараже.
deMein Vater liebt es, in der Garage zu werkeln.
Tom likes to tinker with things because he believes there's always a better way.
Successive owners have tinkered the place since then, but they cannot quite spoil it.
I've always found Tinker Bell very sexy.
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мов: 3За значеннями 2
За значеннями 1
Походження
From Middle English tynkere, perhaps from Old English *tincere, from tin (“tin”) + *cere,From Middle English tynkere, perhaps from Old English *tincere, from tin (“tin”) + *cere, as in bēocere (“beekeeper”).
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множина: tinkersСиноніми
синонімів: 9- a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts:tinkerer
- small mackerel found nearly worldwide:chub mackerelScomber japonicus