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"Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer."
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "itinerant tinsmith",
"word": "drótostót"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "itinerant tinsmith",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tincéir"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "itinerant tinsmith",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "stagnino"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "itinerant tinsmith",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "calderaio"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "itinerant tinsmith",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lattoniere"
},
{
"alt": "いかけや",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "itinerant tinsmith",
"word": "鋳掛屋"
},
{
"alt": "いかけし",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ikakeshi",
"sense": "itinerant tinsmith",
"word": "鋳掛師"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "itinerant tinsmith",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Dëppegéisser"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "itinerant tinsmith",
"word": "tynkere"
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{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "itinerant tinsmith",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kjeleflikker"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "itinerant tinsmith",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tinichigiu"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "itinerant tinsmith",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "spoitor"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "itinerant tinsmith",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cazangiu"
},
{
"alt": "бродя́чий",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"sense": "itinerant tinsmith",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "жестя́нщик"
},
{
"alt": "бродя́чий",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"sense": "itinerant tinsmith",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "луди́льщик"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "itinerant tinsmith",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "kittelflickare"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "itinerant tinsmith",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "kopparslagare"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "itinerant tinsmith",
"word": "förtennare"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "member of the travelling community",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tincéir"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "member of the travelling community",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "zingaro"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "member of the travelling community",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "căldărar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "member of the travelling community",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "member of the travelling community",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "resande"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "member of the travelling community",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "rackare"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "member of the travelling community",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "löskefolk"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "member of the travelling community",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "tattare"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "palavnik",
"sense": "mischievous person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "палавник"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "mischievous person",
"word": "ryökäle"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "mischievous person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "scabhaitéir"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "mischievous person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "zingaro"
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{
"code": "ro",
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"sense": "mischievous person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ozornik",
"sense": "mischievous person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "озорник"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "mischievous person",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "rackare"
}
],
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}
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"ref": "1894, Thomas Hardy, A Few Crusted Characters",
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"ref": "2012 January 22, Robert M. Pringle, “How to Be Manipulative”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 2013-10-03, page 31",
"text": "As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.",
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"ref": "2013, Eric Goulard, Body Language Secrets Revealed",
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{
"ref": "2020 May 20, “Network News: LNER seeks innovation through FutureLabs project”, in Rail, page 14",
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"sense": "attempt to fix",
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{
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{
"sense": "attempt to fix",
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kalajdisvam",
"sense": "to work as a tinker",
"word": "калайдисвам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to work as a tinker",
"word": "tinata"
},
{
"alt": "いかけをする",
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"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ikake o suru",
"sense": "to work as a tinker",
"word": "鋳掛をする"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "popravjam na bǎrza rǎka",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "поправям на бърза ръка"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "修修补补"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "sleutelen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "knutselen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "prutsen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "klussen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "värkkäillä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "pusata"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "rassata"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "värkätä"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "nikkaroida"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "viilata"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "näpelöidä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "tehdä vilunkia"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "bricoler"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "bidouiller"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "magouiller"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "traficoter"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "manipuler"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "moḳalva",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "მოკალვა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "rčilva",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "რჩილვა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šeḳeteba",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "შეკეთება"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "darčilva",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "დარჩილვა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "tüfteln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "frickeln"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "eszkábál"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "arrabattarsi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "scervellarsi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "smanettare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "trafficare"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ijikuri mawasu",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "弄繰り回す"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "menggodek-godek"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "rāwekeweke"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "majstrować"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "ajeitar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "cârpăci"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kovyrjátʹ",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ковыря́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vozítʹsja",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "вози́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "počinjátʹ",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"tags": [
"poetic"
],
"word": "починя́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ximíčitʹ",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "хими́чить"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "cacharrear"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "amañar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "mecka"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "knåpa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "mixtra"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "meka"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it",
"word": "joxa"
}
],
"word": "tinker"
}
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