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Entry 7 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Tinker

/tĭng'-kẽr/ · Tink·er · IPA /ˈtɪŋkɚ/
01 n. A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware.
  1. 1.
    A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware.
  2. 2.
    One skilled in a variety of small mechanical work.
  3. 3.
    A small mortar on the end of a staff.(Ordnance)
  4. 4.
    A young mackerel about two years old.(Zool.) [Prov. Eng.]
  5. 5.
    The razor-billed auk.(Zool.)
02 v. t. To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to mend.
imp. & p. p. Tinkered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tinkering
  1. 1.
    To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to mend.
03 v. i. To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works.
  1. 1.
    To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works.