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Definition of "tinkerer" [tinkerer]

  • Agent noun of tinker; one who tinkers with things. (noun)
  • A meddler. (noun)

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Use "tinkerer" in a sentence
  • "The tinkerer is personified in the therapist and the being who is the World is represented by George Orr (he in fact holds the power of creation in his hands, but is ironically in power of Haber himself)."
  • "Jack Carter, the Houston big-game hunter and bullet tinkerer, is hunting in a better world now, but his Trophy Bonded bullets are alive and well and being manufactured by Federal and sold to handloaders through Speer Bullets."
  • "On a recent weekend, Sari Harris - a self-described "tinkerer" - spent close to $1,000 to make her own bamboo bike."