tinkerer
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tinkerer
- /ˈtɪŋk.ɚ.ɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From tinker + -er.
noun tinkerers
- Agent noun of tinker; one who tinkers with things. Part of why both books dragged on so long is that Mr. Talese, who once worked for The New York Times, is a perfectionist, an obsessive tinkerer and rewriter, and also a famously meticulous reporter and researcher who spurns devices like composite characters and faked identities.
- A meddler.
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noun person who tinkers with things
| 中文 | 修補匠 /修补匠 |
|---|---|
| Français | ferblantier |
| Deutsch | Tüftler |
| Italiano | pensatore |
| Русский | уме́лец umélec |
Talk about this word "tinkerer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tinkerer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tinkerer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tinkerer "tinkerer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tinkerer.
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@misc{tinkerer_2026,
title = {tinkerer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tinkerer},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
