tinker

Etymology
From, perhaps from , from , as in.

Noun

 * 1) An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
 * 2)  A member of the Irish Traveller community or of other itinerant groups; a gypsy.
 * 3)  A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
 * 4) Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer.
 * 5)  An act of repair or invention.
 * 6)  A hand mortar.
 * 7) Any of various fish: chub mackerel, silverside, skate, or young mackerel about two years old.
 * 8) A bird, the razor-billed auk.
 * 1) A bird, the razor-billed auk.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: калайджия
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Finnish: kattilanpaikkaaja, tinuri
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Irish: tincéir
 * Italian:, calderaio,
 * Japanese: 鋳掛屋, 鋳掛師
 * Luxembourgish: Dëppegéisser
 * Middle English: tynkere
 * Norwegian: kjeleflikker
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian: (бродя́чий) жестя́нщик, (бродя́чий) луди́льщик
 * Swedish:, ,


 * Czech:
 * Irish: tincéir
 * Italian:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Swedish:, , löskefolk,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:
 * Irish: scabhaitéir
 * Italian:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:

Verb

 * 1)  To work as a tinker.
 * 2)  To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: калайдисвам
 * Finnish:
 * Japanese: 鋳掛をする


 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Basque:
 * Bulgarian: поправям на бърза ръка
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 修修补补
 * Czech: vrtat se, šťourat se
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: värkkäillä, pusata,, , , , näpelöidä,
 * French:, , , ,
 * Georgian: მოკალვა, რჩილვა, შეკეთება, დარჩილვა
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian: arrabattarsi,, ,
 * Japanese: 弄繰り回す
 * Khmer:
 * Korean:
 * Malay: menggodek-godek
 * Maori: rāwekeweke
 * Polish: majstrować
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:, knåpa, , ,
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese: