"tinkerman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tinkermen [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|tinkermen}} tinkerman (plural tinkermen)
  1. A male tinker.
    Sense id: en-tinkerman-en-noun-TMvUeObB
  2. (UK, obsolete) A person who illegally fished with a net in the Thames. Tags: UK, obsolete
    Sense id: en-tinkerman-en-noun-vJDbxPkl Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86

Inflected forms

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