tynkere

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tenker, tyngker, tynkare

Etymology

Uncertain, but perhaps from Old English *tincere, from tin (“tin”) +‎ *cere, as in bēocere (“beekeeper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtinkər(ə)/

Noun

tynkere

1. tinker (itinerant repairer of metal kitchenware)

Descendants

• English: tinker
• Scots: tinker

References

• “tinker(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.