Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tinker

3 senses of tinker

Sense 1
tinker, tinkerer -- (a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts)
       => experimenter -- (a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas; "she was an experimenter in new forms of poetry")

Sense 2
tinker -- (formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living)
       => itinerant, gypsy, gipsy -- (a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment; "itinerant traders")

Sense 3
chub mackerel, tinker, Scomber japonicus -- (small mackerel found nearly worldwide)
       => mackerel -- (any of various fishes of the family Scombridae)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tinker

3 senses of tinker

Sense 1
putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around -- (do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house")
       => work -- (exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor")

Sense 2
tinker -- (work as a tinker or tinkerer)
       => work, do work -- (be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college")

Sense 3
tinker, fiddle -- (try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend")
       => repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on -- (restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please")