n. Brit. 1 a person in charge of something, esp. of machinery in a factory. 2 a workman's unskilled assistant. [tent (now Sc.) pay attention, perh. f. tent attention f. INTENT or obs. attent (as ATTEND)]
TENTER
Meaning of TENTER in English
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012