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View synonyms for tanner

tanner

1

[ tan-er ]

noun

  1. a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.

tanner

2

[ tan-er ]

adjective

  1. comparative of tan 1.

tanner

3

[ tan-er ]

noun

  1. British Slang. a sixpenny piece.

Tanner

4

[ tan-er ]

noun

  1. Henry Os·sa·wa [os, -, uh, -w, uh], 1859–1937, U.S. painter, in France after 1891.

tanner

1

/ ˈtænə /

noun

  1. a person who tans skins and hides

tanner

2

/ ˈtænə /

noun

  1. (formerly) an informal word for sixpence

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tanner1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English tanner(e), tannour, late Old English tannere; tan 1, -er 1

Origin of tanner2

First recorded in 1805–15; origin uncertain

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tanner1

C19: of unknown origin

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