"tinman" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɪn.mæn/ [US] Audio: En-us-tinman.ogg [US] Forms: tinmen [plural]
Etymology: tin + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tin|man}} tin + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|tinmen}} tinman (plural tinmen)
  1. A maker of tinware; a tinsmith. Categories (topical): Fictional characters, Occupations, People, Tin
    Sense id: en-tinman-en-noun-chSOizMy Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 27 33 16 24 Disambiguation of Occupations: 37 37 13 13 Disambiguation of People: 39 39 15 7 Disambiguation of Tin: 38 25 15 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 26 18 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 48 52
  2. A dealer in tinware. Categories (topical): Fictional characters, Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-tinman-en-noun-rdZZG7gn Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 27 33 16 24 Disambiguation of Occupations: 37 37 13 13 Disambiguation of People: 39 39 15 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 26 18 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɪn.mæn/ [US] Audio: En-us-tinman.ogg [US] Forms: tinmen [plural]
Etymology: In allusion to the character Tin Man from the Land of Oz, who lacked a heart. Head templates: {{en-noun|tinmen}} tinman (plural tinmen)
  1. An uncaring or heartless man; a man lacking, or seeming to lack, feelings, emotions, or concern for others. Categories (topical): Fictional characters, Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-tinman-en-noun-2aV~tJtO Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 27 33 16 24 Disambiguation of Occupations: 37 37 13 13 Disambiguation of People: 39 39 15 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 26 18 31
  2. (genetics) A master gene in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, whose absence causes the fly to develop without a heart. Categories (topical): Genetics, Fictional characters, Occupations
    Sense id: en-tinman-en-noun-PU4jEHxL Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 27 33 16 24 Disambiguation of Occupations: 37 37 13 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 26 18 31 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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