Synonyms for tinker

Noun

1. tinker, tinkerer, experimenter

usage: a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts

2. tinker, itinerant

usage: an itinerant Gypsy

3. mender, tinker, tinkerer, repairman, repairer, maintenance man, service man, fixer

usage: a traveling repairman who mends broken things (such as metal household utensils)

4. chub mackerel, tinker, Scomber japonicus, mackerel

usage: small mackerel found nearly worldwide

Verb

1. putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around, work

usage: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

2. tinker, work, do work

usage: work as a tinker or tinkerer

3. tinker, fiddle, repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on

usage: try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"