Tinkerer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɪŋkɚɹɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɪŋkəɹə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɪŋkəɹə/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɪŋkɚɹɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tinker fiddler

Word Forms

tinker	verb	do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
fiddle	verb	try to fix or mend

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bastler

eine ungelernte Person, die versucht, etwas zu reparieren oder zu reparieren

🇫🇷French

bricoleur

une personne non qualifiée qui essaie de réparer ou de réparer

🇪🇸Spanish

manitas

una persona no calificada que intenta arreglar o reparar

🇮🇹Italian

armeggiatore

una persona inesperta che cerca di aggiustare o riparare

🇳🇱Dutch

knutselaar

een ongeschoold persoon die probeert te repareren of te herstellen

🇵🇹Portuguese

consertador

uma pessoa não qualificada que tenta consertar ou consertar

🇷🇺Russian

лудильщик

неквалифицированный человек, который пытается исправить или починить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टिंकरर

एक अकुशल व्यक्ति जो ठीक करने या सुधारने का प्रयास करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

টিঙ্কার

একজন অদক্ষ ব্যক্তি যিনি ঠিক বা মেরামত করার চেষ্টা করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

டிங்கரர்

சரிசெய்ய அல்லது சரிசெய்ய முயற்சிக்கும் திறமையற்ற நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

టింకరర్

పరిష్కరించడానికి లేదా సరిచేయడానికి ప్రయత్నించే నైపుణ్యం లేని వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

टिंकर

एक अकुशल व्यक्ती जो दुरुस्त करण्याचा किंवा दुरुस्त करण्याचा प्रयत्न करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટિંકરર

એક અકુશળ વ્યક્તિ જે સુધારવા અથવા સુધારવાનો પ્રયાસ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟಿಂಕರ್

ಸರಿಪಡಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಸರಿಪಡಿಸಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸುವ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടിങ്കറർ

പരിഹരിക്കാനോ നന്നാക്കാനോ ശ്രമിക്കുന്ന ഒരു അവിദഗ്ദ്ധ വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਿੰਕਰਰ

ਇੱਕ ਅਕੁਸ਼ਲ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਠੀਕ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਧਾਰਨ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹنکرر

ایک غیر ہنر مند شخص جو ٹھیک کرنے یا ٹھیک کرنے کی کوشش کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

修补匠

试图修理或修补的不熟练的人

🇯🇵Japanese

いじくり屋

直したり修繕しようとする未熟な人

🇰🇷Korean

땜장이

고치거나 수선하려고 하는 미숙련 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người mày mò

một người không có kỹ năng cố gắng sửa chữa hoặc hàn gắn

🇹🇭Thai

คนจรจัด

คนไม่มีทักษะที่พยายามแก้ไขหรือซ่อมแซม

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengotak-atik

orang tidak terampil yang mencoba memperbaiki atau memperbaiki

🇵🇭Filipino

mangungulit

isang taong walang kasanayan na nagsisikap na ayusin o ayusin

🇲🇾Malay

pengecut

orang yang tidak mahir yang cuba membaiki atau membaiki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العبث

شخص غير ماهر يحاول الإصلاح أو الإصلاح

🇮🇷Persian

قلع و قمع

یک فرد غیر ماهر که سعی در اصلاح یا ترمیم دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

tamirci

düzeltmeye veya onarmaya çalışan vasıfsız bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתעסק

אדם לא מיומן שמנסה לתקן או לתקן

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