Definition of "tanners" [tanners]

• Plural form of tanner. (noun)

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• "Also, in his back yard, were buildings containing vats sunk into the ground, and here the tanners were at work making leather."
• "Torchlight soldiers: A Wisconsin view of the torchlight parades of the Republican party 'tanners' and the Democratic party 'white boys in blue' by Charles Davis Goff"
• "Similarly with the earlier processes of production; the flow of leather from the "tanners" and the quantity of leather kept in stock are likewise determined by the demand of the manufacturers; and the transport of hides and bark, and the demand for these materials of tanning, will be regulated by the demands of the tanners."