noun--A non-professional person skilled at mechanical or electrical inventions and/or repairs.
verb--To engage in minor repairs or inventing.
verb--To engage in minor repairs or inventing.
John's an excellent tinker; he got my lawn-mower running in ten minutes.
John's always tinkering. His latest widget gets my mail and throws away the ads.
John's always tinkering. His latest widget gets my mail and throws away the ads.
by Anonymus Bosch September 29, 2005
Although usually meaning Irish travellers can also be used to refer to someone dirty or unhygenic in appearence or smell...
by boo boop your nose March 01, 2009
A very loose term that is interpreted in your own way, but most commonly used to describe a person who is cheeky or funny.
by Tinkerterm March 10, 2013
by jack a bee September 17, 2016
by Chicken Biscuited Everywhere January 24, 2009
turn signal on an automobile
by spolonder October 29, 2004
The phonetic pronunciation of the acronym T.N.C.R. (which stands for Triple Digit Class Rank). A name used to classify a graduate student (usually a medical student) that used to be a gunner, a student who would do anything to succeed; however, once the student got to school and realized how hard it was the changed their minds and decided "passing" was just fine with them.
Man, before i got here i was sure i was going to be a gunner but after my first test I became a tinker for sure.
by csg777 May 25, 2011