Tinker

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware. "Tailors and tinkers." Piers Plowman.

2. One skilled in a variety of small mechanical work.

3. A small mortar on the end of a staff.

4. A young mackerel about two years old.

5. The chub mackerel.

6. The silversides.

7. A skate. [Prov. Eng.]

8. The razor-billed auk.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to mend.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works.