tinker

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɪŋkə/
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• Received-Pronunciation: [ˈthɪŋkə]
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• General-American: /ˈtɪŋkɚ/
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• General-American: [ˈthɪŋkɚ] ~ [ˈthɪŋkɹ̩]
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• rhymes with -ɪŋkə(ɹ)
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• homophone: thinker (th-stopping)
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• CMU ARPABET: T IH1 NG K ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English tynkere, perhaps from Old English *tincere, from tin (“tin”) + *cere, as in bēocere (“beekeeper”).

108 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: калайджия (kalajdžija) — itinerant tinsmith
• Chinese Mandarin: 修补匠 — itinerant tinsmith
• Chinese Mandarin: 鋦匠 /锔匠 (jūjiàng) — itinerant tinsmith
• Czech: dráteník — itinerant tinsmith
• Czech: klempíř — itinerant tinsmith
• Finnish: kattilanpaikkaaja — itinerant tinsmith
• Finnish: tinuri — itinerant tinsmith
• German: Kesselflicker — itinerant tinsmith
• German: Kesselflickerin — itinerant tinsmith
• Hungarian: bádogos — itinerant tinsmith
• Hungarian: drótostót — itinerant tinsmith
• Irish: tincéir — itinerant tinsmith
• Italian: stagnino — itinerant tinsmith
• Italian: calderaio — itinerant tinsmith
• Italian: lattoniere — itinerant tinsmith
• Japanese: 鋳掛屋 (ikakeya) — itinerant tinsmith
• Japanese: 鋳掛師 (ikakeshi) — itinerant tinsmith
• Luxembourgish: Dëppegéisser — itinerant tinsmith
• Middle English: tynkere — itinerant tinsmith
• Norwegian: kjeleflikker — itinerant tinsmith
• Romanian: tinichigiu — itinerant tinsmith
• Romanian: spoitor — itinerant tinsmith
• Romanian: cazangiu — itinerant tinsmith
• Russian: жестя́нщик — itinerant tinsmith
• Russian: луди́льщик — itinerant tinsmith
• Swedish: kittelflickare — itinerant tinsmith
• Swedish: kopparslagare — itinerant tinsmith
• Swedish: förtennare — itinerant tinsmith
• Albanian: gabel — member of the travelling community
• Czech: tulák — member of the travelling community
• Irish: tincéir — member of the travelling community
• Italian: zingaro — member of the travelling community
• Romanian: căldărar — member of the travelling community
• Romanian: lingurar — member of the travelling community
• Swedish: resande — member of the travelling community
• Swedish: rackare — member of the travelling community
• Swedish: löskefolk — member of the travelling community
• Swedish: tattare — member of the travelling community
• Bulgarian: палавник (palavnik) — mischievous person
• Finnish: ryökäle — mischievous person
• Irish: scabhaitéir — mischievous person
• Italian: zingaro — mischievous person
• Romanian: puști — mischievous person
• Russian: озорник (ozornik) — mischievous person
• Swedish: rackare — mischievous person
• Bulgarian: калайдисвам (kalajdisvam) — to work as a tinker
• Finnish: tinata — to work as a tinker
• Japanese: 鋳掛をする (ikake o suru) — to work as a tinker
• Arabic: سَكَّج — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Bulgarian: поправям на бърза ръка (popravjam na bǎrza rǎka) — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Catalan: trastejar — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Chinese Mandarin: 修修补补 — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Czech: vrtat se — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Czech: šťourat se — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Dutch: sleutelen — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Dutch: knutselen — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Dutch: prutsen — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Dutch: klussen — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Finnish: värkkäillä — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Finnish: pusata — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Finnish: rassata — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Finnish: värkätä — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Finnish: nikkaroida — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Finnish: viilata — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Finnish: näpelöidä — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Finnish: tehdä vilunkia — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• French: bricoler — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• French: bidouiller — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• French: magouiller — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• French: traficoter — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• French: manipuler — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Georgian: მოკალვა (moḳalva) — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Georgian: რჩილვა (rčilva) — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Georgian: შეკეთება (šeḳeteba) — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Georgian: დარჩილვა (darčilva) — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• German: tüfteln — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• German: frickeln — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• German: basteln — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Hungarian: eszkábál — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Hungarian: babrál — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Italian: arrabattarsi — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Italian: scervellarsi — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Italian: smanettare — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Italian: trafficare — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Italian: pacioccare — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Japanese: 弄繰り回す (ijikuri mawasu) — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Malay: menggodek-godek — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Māori: rāwekeweke — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Polish: majstrować — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Polish: majsterkować — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Portuguese: ajeitar — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Romanian: cârpăci — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Russian: ковыря́ть (kovyrjátʹ) — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Russian: вози́ться (vozítʹsja) — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Russian: починя́ть (počinjátʹ) — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Russian: хими́чить (ximíčitʹ) — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Spanish: cacharrear — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Spanish: amañar — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Spanish: trastear — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Swedish: mecka — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Swedish: knåpa — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Swedish: mixtra — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Swedish: meka — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Swedish: joxa — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Turkish: onarmak — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Turkish: tamir etmek — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Ottoman Turkish: تعمیر ایتمك (taʼmir etmek) — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it
• Vietnamese: táy máy — to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it