tinker /tingˈkər/

1. An itinerant mender of kettles, pans, etc
2. A botcher or bungler
3. A rascal (informal)
4. A member of a group of Travelling People, a Gypsy (esp Scot and Irish; derogatory)
5. A slight, temporary or unskilful patching-up

To repair, esp ineffectually

1. To do a tinker's work
2. (often with with) to potter, fiddle, meddle, in trivial, ineffectual ways

tinkˈerer noun

tinkˈering noun

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