Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "tinker" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

if ifs and ands were pots and pans, there'd be no work for tinkers' hands tinker tailor grass tinker up tinkerer

Etymologically Related To

bēocere

Context

british military

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bushel do work doctor experimenter fix furbish up gipsy gypsy itinerant mackerel mend repair restore touch on work

Type Of (IsA)

experimenter itinerant

Manner Of

repair work

Related Terms

tinker's damn tinker, tailor

Related Terms

attempt auk experimental fiddle fix gypsy household impish improve irish traveller itinerant mackerel mend mender mischievous mortar silverside skate tinker tailor tinker's damn tinkerer unskilled utensil

Synonym Network

chub mackerel putter rapscallion traveller

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.