| Tinker 1. (n.) A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware. 2. (n.) One skilled in a variety of small mechanical work. 3. (n.) A small mortar on the end of a staff. 4. (n.) A young mackerel about two years old. 5. (n.) The chub mackerel. 6. (n.) The silversides. 7. (n.) A skate. 8. (n.) The razor-billed auk. 9. (v. t.) To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to mend. 10. (v. i.) To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works. Thesaurus Entries cobble, cobbler, commission, condition, coquet, dabble, dally, darn, do up, doctor, doodle, fiddle, fiddle with, fiddle-faddle, fidget with, finger with, fix, fix up, fixer, flirt, fool, fool around, fool with, fribble, frivol, horse around, idle, jerk off, kid around, little Miss Fixit, loiter, maintenance man, mechanic, mechanician, meddle, mend, mender, mess, mess around, monkey, monkey around, overhaul, patch, patch up, piddle, play, play around, play with, potter, puddle, put in commission, put in order, put in repair, put in shape, putter, ready, recap, recondition, renovator, repair, repairer, repairman, restorer, retread, service, serviceman, set to rights, sew up, smatter, tinker up, toy, toy with, trifle, trouble man, troubleshooter, twiddle |