Definition of "tinsmith" [tin•smith]

• One that makes and repairs things made of light metal. (noun)

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• "It was easy to see that the tinsmith was a kind hearted man, as well as a merry and agreeable one."
• "The age is wrong, and he appears to have a different wife, but his place of birth and those of his parents are correct, and he was a "tinsmith," just like our Oliver."
• "He was also an able tinsmith and a skilled carpenter."