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Tinker

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Noun

a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
an unskillful or clumsy worker; bungler.
a person skilled in various minor kinds of mechanical work; jack-of-all-trades.
an act or instance of tinkering
Let me have a tinker at that motor.
Scot., Irish English .
a gypsy.
any itinerant worker.
a wanderer.
a beggar.
chub mackerel.

Verb (used without object)

to busy oneself with a thing without useful results
Stop tinkering with that clock and take it to the repair shop.
to work unskillfully or clumsily at anything.
to do the work of a tinker.

Verb (used with object)

to mend as a tinker.
to repair in an unskillful, clumsy, or makeshift way.

Antonyms

verb
leave alone

Synonyms

verb
dabble , doodle * , fix , mess * , mess with , monkey * , muck about , niggle * , play , play with , puddle , putter , repair , take apart , toy , trifle with , fiddle , fool , meddle , mess , fidget , monkey , trifle , twiddle , fuss , meddler , mend , mender , patch , potter

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