tynkere

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === tenker, tyngker, tynkare === Etymology === Uncertain, but perhaps from Old English *tincere, from tin (“tin”) +‎ *cere, as in bēocere (“beekeeper”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtinkər(ə)/ === Noun === tynkere tinker (itinerant repairer of metal kitchenware) ==== Descendants ==== English: tinker Scots: tinker === References === “tinker(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.