"tinner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tinners [plural]
Etymology: From tin + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tin|er}} tin + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} tinner (plural tinners)
  1. A tinsmith.
    Sense id: en-tinner-en-noun-en:tinsmith
  2. A worker in a tin mine.
    Sense id: en-tinner-en-noun-en:tin_miner Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er, Mining, Occupations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 3 45 52 Disambiguation of Mining: 4 81 15 Disambiguation of Occupations: 9 42 49
  3. (Cornwall) The pied wagtail. Tags: Cornwall
    Sense id: en-tinner-en-noun-3qk5HlUg Categories (other): Cornish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Occupations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 41 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 3 45 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 42 57 Disambiguation of Occupations: 9 42 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tinner snips

Inflected forms

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