- tinker⇄noun tinkerer.
- tinker⇄noun 1. a man who mends pots, pans, kettles, and other metal household articles, usually wandering from place to place.
2. (Figurative.) unskilled or clumsy work; activity that is rather useless.
3. a person who does such work.
4. an - tinker⇄tinker, noun, verb.
- tinker⇄v.i. 1. to work in an unskilled or clumsy way.
Ex. The boys were tinkering with the clock and broke it.
2. (Figurative.) to work or keep busy in a rather useless way; putter.
Ex. to tinker with a radio, to tinker with an idea. - tinker⇄v.t. to mend, patch, or repair, especially in an unskilled or clumsy way.