A northern English surname originating as an occupation for someone who mends pots and pans.

plural of tinkering

simple past tense and past participle of tinker

plural of tinker

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tinker

plural of tinkerer

(intransitive) To work as a tinker. / (transitive, intransitive) To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.

An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal. / (dated, chiefly Britain and Ireland, offensive) A member of the Irish Traveller community or of other itinerant groups. A gypsy.

Agent noun of tinker; one who tinkers with things. / A meddler.

present participle of tinker