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Tanner

//ˈtænɚ// adj, name, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of tan: more tan comparative, form-of

    "He was a lot tanner than I remembered, or maybe he just looked darker because of the change of light."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation for a tanner.
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Limestone County, Alabama.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; A locality in Washington County, Georgia.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Center Township, Greene County, Indiana.
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in LaRue County, Kentucky.
  2. 7
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
  3. 8
    A place in the United States:; A township in Kidder County, North Dakota.
  4. 9
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community and former CDP, replaced by Riverpoint census-designated place, King County, Washington. May have been annexed by North Bend.
  5. 10
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia.
Noun
  1. 1
    A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.
  2. 2
    A former British coin worth six old pence. British, colloquial

    "[A]s you are so flash of your money, though you say you are poor, you may give me a tanner to buy a little baccy with; […]"

  3. 3
    Any of several spider crabs of the genus Chionoecetes, especially Chionoecetes bairdi and Chionoecetes opilio.

    "Near-synonym: snow crab"

  4. 4
    a craftsman who tans skins and hides wordnet
  5. 5
    A person who applies a tan (especially a spray tan) on someone's skin.

    "Eighty-one-year-old [Martha] Stewart says that a spray tan before her debut Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover boosted her confidence. Ryan Gosling, who plays Ken in Barbie, had a personal tanner on set."

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  1. 6
    a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970 wordnet
  2. 7
    A long-horned beetle of species Prionus coriarius.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English tannere, from Old English tannere; and Old French tannour, equivalent to tan + -er.

Etymology 2

Named after John Sigismund Tanner (1705–1775), who designed a sixpence for the Royal Mint during the reign of King George II.

Etymology 3

Probably from the taxonomic eponym tanneri in the species name Chionoecetes tanneri, named after American naval officer Zera Luther Tanner (1835–1906).

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