tinker

/tˈɪŋkɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
   “The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house”
2. work as a tinker or tinkerer
3. try to fix or mend
   “Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right”

noun

1. a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
2. formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living
3. small mackerel found nearly worldwide

Synonyms for tinker

• putter
• mess around
• potter
• monkey
• monkey around
• muck about
• muck around
• fiddle
• tinkerer
• chub mackerel
• Scomber japonicus

Words that rhyme with tinker

• sinker
• drinker
• thinker
• winker
• freethinker
• brinker
• kinker
• klinker
• linker
• pinker
• rinker
• slinker
• treblinka