tinker
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I. noun
Etymology: Middle English tinkere
Date: 14th century
1.
a. a usually itinerant mender of household utensils
b. an unskillful mender ; bungler
2. chiefly Irish gypsy
II. verb
(tinkered; tinkering)
Date: 1592
intransitive verb
to work in the manner of a tinker; especially to repair, adjust, or work with something in an unskilled or experimental manner ; fiddle <
always tinkering with his car
>
transitive verb
to repair, adjust, or experiment with
• tinkerer noun
New Collegiate Dictionary.
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