tinman

== English == === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɪn.mæn/ === Etymology 1 === From tin +‎ -man. ==== Noun ==== tinman (plural tinmen) A maker of tinware; a tinsmith. A dealer in tinware. === Etymology 2 === In allusion to the character Tin Man from the Land of Oz, who lacked a heart. ==== Noun ==== tinman (plural tinmen) An uncaring or heartless man; a man lacking, or seeming to lack, feelings, emotions, or concern for others. (genetics) A master gene in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, whose absence causes the fly to develop without a heart.