adj · name · noun · 18 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˈtænɚ/
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homophone: Tanner
rhymes with -ænə(ɹ)
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homophone: tanner
CMU ARPABET:T AE1 N ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
comparative form of tan: more tan
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
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2
name
Meaning 2
A surname originating as an occupation for a tanner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
name
Meaning 3
A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
name
Meaning 4
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Limestone County, Alabama.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 5
A place in the United States:
A locality in Washington County, Georgia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 6
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Center Township, Greene County, Indiana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 7
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in LaRue County, Kentucky.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 8
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 9
A place in the United States:
A township in Kidder County, North Dakota.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 10
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 11
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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12
noun
Meaning 12
A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 13
A person who applies a tan (especially a spray tan) on someone's skin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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14
noun
Meaning 14
A long-horned beetle of species Prionus coriarius.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: sawyer
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15
noun
Meaning 15
A former British coin worth six old pence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, colloquial
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Synonyms: hog, lord, sixpence
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16
noun
Meaning 16
Any of several spider crabs of the genus Chionoecetes, especially Chionoecetes bairdi and Chionoecetes opilio.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Near-synonym: snow crab
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noun
Meaning 17
a craftsman who tans skins and hides
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sixpence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coin
History
Etymology
From Middle English tannere, from Old English tannere; and Old French tannour, equivalent to tan + -er.
Named after John Sigismund Tanner (1705–1775), who designed a sixpence for the Royal Mint during the reign of King George II.
Probably from the taxonomic eponym tanneri in the species name Chionoecetes tanneri, named after American naval officer Zera Luther Tanner (1835–1906).
Across languages
Translations
57 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
دَبَّاغ
(dabbāḡ)
— person whose occupation is to tan
Arabic:
دباغ
(dabbāḡ)
— person whose occupation is to tan
Armenian:
դաբաղ
(dabaġ)
— person whose occupation is to tan
Azerbaijani:
dabbağ
— person whose occupation is to tan
Belarusian:
гарбар
(harbar)
— person whose occupation is to tan
Belarusian:
дубільшчык
(dubilʹščyk)
— person whose occupation is to tan
Breton:
kivijer
— person whose occupation is to tan
Bulgarian:
дерач
(derač)
— person whose occupation is to tan
Catalan:
adober
— person whose occupation is to tan
Catalan:
adobera
— person whose occupation is to tan
Chinese Mandarin:
皮匠
(píjiàng)
— person whose occupation is to tan
Czech:
koželuh
— person whose occupation is to tan
Danish:
garver
— person whose occupation is to tan
Esperanto:
tanisto
— person whose occupation is to tan
Estonian:
parksepp
— person whose occupation is to tan
Estonian:
parkal
— person whose occupation is to tan
Estonian:
nahkur
— person whose occupation is to tan
Estonian:
nahaparkija
— person whose occupation is to tan
Finnish:
parkitsija
— person whose occupation is to tan
French:
tanneur
— person whose occupation is to tan
German:
Gerber
— person whose occupation is to tan
Greek:
βυρσοδέψης
(vyrsodépsis)
— person whose occupation is to tan
Ancient Greek:
βυρσοδέψης
(bursodépsēs)
— person whose occupation is to tan
Ancient Greek:
βυρσεύς
(burseús)
— person whose occupation is to tan
Hebrew:
בורסקאי
(bursekai)
— person whose occupation is to tan
Hungarian:
tímár
— person whose occupation is to tan
Ingrian:
nahkuri
— person whose occupation is to tan
Irish:
súdaire
— person whose occupation is to tan
Irish:
tonnadóir
— person whose occupation is to tan
Irish:
tonnleasaitheoir
— person whose occupation is to tan
Italian:
pellaio
— person whose occupation is to tan
Italian:
conciatore
— person whose occupation is to tan
Japanese:
皮鞣し
(kawanameshi)
— person whose occupation is to tan
Macedonian:
кожар
(kožar)
— person whose occupation is to tan
Plautdietsch:
Ladajoawa
— person whose occupation is to tan
Polish:
garbarz
— person whose occupation is to tan
Portuguese:
curtidor
— person whose occupation is to tan
Romanian:
tăbăcar
— person whose occupation is to tan
Romanian:
argăsitor
— person whose occupation is to tan
Romanian:
pielar
— person whose occupation is to tan
Russian:
коже́вник
(kožévnik)
— person whose occupation is to tan
Russian:
дуби́льщик
(dubílʹščik)
— person whose occupation is to tan
Serbo-Croatian:
kožar
— person whose occupation is to tan
Serbo-Croatian:
štavljač
— person whose occupation is to tan
Slovak:
garbiar
— person whose occupation is to tan
Spanish:
curtidor
— person whose occupation is to tan
Spanish:
curtidora
— person whose occupation is to tan
Swedish:
garvare
— person whose occupation is to tan
Tagalog:
mangungulti
— person whose occupation is to tan
Telugu:
చర్మకారుడు
(carmakāruḍu)
— person whose occupation is to tan
Turkish:
sepici
— person whose occupation is to tan
Ukrainian:
козолуп
(kozolup)
— person whose occupation is to tan
Welsh:
barcer
— person whose occupation is to tan
Welsh:
crwynwr
— person whose occupation is to tan
Welsh:
tanner
— person whose occupation is to tan
Yiddish:
גאַרבער
(garber)
— person whose occupation is to tan