Tinsmith

//ˈtɪnˌsmɪθ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who makes or repairs things with tin or similar alloys.

    ""Then bring them to me," she said. And when the tinsmiths came, bringing with them all their tools in baskets, she inquired, "Can you straighten out those dents in the Tin Woodman, and bend him back into shape again, and solder him together where he is broken?""

  2. 2
    someone who makes or repairs tinware wordnet
  3. 3
    A dealer in tin goods.

Example

More examples

""Then bring them to me," she said. And when the tinsmiths came, bringing with them all their tools in baskets, she inquired, "Can you straighten out those dents in the Tin Woodman, and bend him back into shape again, and solder him together where he is broken?""

Etymology

From tin + smith.

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