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tanner¹
- /ˈtænɚ/ US
Sounds like Tanner · Rhymes with -ænə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English tannere, from Old English tannere; and Old French tannour, equivalent to tan + -er.
noun tanners
- A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.
- 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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A long-horned beetle of species Prionus coriarius.
Similar: sawyer
tanner²
- /ˈtænɚ/ US
Sounds like Tanner · Rhymes with -ænə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Named after John Sigismund Tanner (1705–1775), who designed a sixpence for the Royal Mint during the reign of King George II.
tanner³
- /ˈtænɚ/ US
Sounds like Tanner · Rhymes with -ænə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Probably from the taxonomic eponym tanneri in the species name Chionoecetes tanneri, named after American naval officer Zera Luther Tanner (1835–1906).
noun tanners
- Any of several spider crabs of the genus Chionoecetes, especially Chionoecetes bairdi and Chionoecetes opilio. Near-synonym: snow crab
tanner⁴
- /ˈtænɚ/ US
Sounds like Tanner · Rhymes with -ænə(ɹ)
adjective
- comparative form of tan: more tan He was a lot tanner than I remembered, or maybe he just looked darker because of the change of light.
Tanner⁵
- /ˈtænɚ/ US
Sounds like tanner · Rhymes with -ænə(ɹ)
proper noun
- A surname originating as an occupation for a tanner.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
- An unincorporated community in Limestone County, Alabama.
- A locality in Washington County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Center Township, Greene County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in LaRue County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
- A township in Kidder County, North Dakota.
- An unincorporated community and former CDP, replaced by Riverpoint census-designated place, King County, Washington. May have been annexed by North Bend.
- An unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sixpence, crab, downer, thien, cameras, currier, fellmonger, skinner, flayer, tawer, leatherworker, leatherer, chamar, tooler, tawyer, leatherseller
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noun person whose occupation is to tan
| Español | curtidor, curtidora |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 皮鞣し kawanameshi |
| 中文 | 皮匠 píjiàng |
| Português | curtidor |
| Français | tanneur |
| Deutsch | Gerber |
| Italiano | pellaio, conciatore |
| Ελληνικά | βυρσοδέψης vyrsodépsis |
| Română | tăbăcar, argăsitor, pielar |
| Русский | коже́вник kožévnik, дуби́льщик dubílʹščik |
| العربية | دَبَّاغ dabbāḡ |
| עברית | בורסקאי bursekai |
noun sixpence coin
| Русский | шестипе́нсовик šestipénsovik |
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title = {tanner},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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