TINKER


Meaning of TINKER in English

■ noun

1》 an itinerant mender of pots, kettles, etc.

2》 Brit., chiefly derogatory a Gypsy or other person living in an itinerant community.

3》 Brit. informal a mischievous child.

4》 an act of ~ing with something.

■ verb ( ~ with ) attempt in a casual manner to repair or improve.

Phrases

not give a ~'s curse (or cuss or damn ) informal not care at all.

Derivatives

~er noun

Origin

ME (first recorded in Anglo-Latin as a surname): of unknown origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.