Webster's English Dictionary

Enter the word to look up:

tinker

1. tin.ker \'tin-k*r\ n [ME tinkere] 1a: a usu. itinerant mender of 
   household utensils  1b: an unskillful mender : BUNGLER  2: any of several 
   small fishes; esp : a young mackerel 
2. tinker \-k(*-)rin\ \-k*r-*r\ vb or tin.ker.ing : to work in the manner 
   of a tinker; esp : to repair or adjust so mething in an unskilled or 
   experimental manner : to repair, adjust, or experiment with  - tin.ker.er n