English Dictionary

tinker, tailor

名詞

不可算名詞

(games) A method of choosing between two or more people or things, used by children. The child points to each item in turn (or alternately), while saying the rhyme "tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, rich man, poor man, beggar-man, thief", moving to the next item after naming each profession. The item pointed at on the word 'thief' is the one chosen.

日本語の意味

子供たちが行う選び遊びであり、対象に順番に名前（tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, rich man, poor man, beggar-man, thief）を唱えながら指を差し、最後の「thief」となる段階で指差された対象が選ばれる方法を指す。

We played tinker, tailor to decide who would go first.

私たちは、ブリキ職人や仕立て屋などの職業を順に唱える子供の数え歌で、どちらが先に行くかを決めた。

意味（1）

(games) A method of choosing between two or more people or things, used by children. The child points to each item in turn (or alternately), while saying the rhyme "tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, rich man, poor man, beggar-man, thief", moving to the next item after naming each profession. The item pointed at on the word 'thief' is the one chosen.

tinker （ canonical ）

tailor （ canonical ）