tanner
1a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
Origin of tanner
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Other definitions for tanner (2 of 4)
comparative of tan1.
Other definitions for tanner (3 of 4)
British Slang. a sixpenny piece.
Origin of tanner
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Henry Os·sa·wa [os-uh-wuh], /ˈɒs ə wə/, 1859–1937, U.S. painter, in France after 1891.
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How to use tanner in a sentence
I turned to tanner the ranger, my traveling companion, to warn him.
They have also leveraged Zoom, YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp, and TikTok to ensure that students and families understand how to comply with prevention, isolation, and quarantine procedures, tanner said.
School nurses say they are being left out of reopening conversations | Valerie Strauss | June 24, 2021 | Washington Post“Morning and night, Monday to Sunday, we’ve been on call,” tanner said.
School nurses say they are being left out of reopening conversations | Valerie Strauss | June 24, 2021 | Washington Posttanner said school nurses will not only help students one-on-one but will analyze everything from classroom seating charts to bus routes to hours of sports practice footage.
School nurses say they are being left out of reopening conversations | Valerie Strauss | June 24, 2021 | Washington PostA friend suggested she try Dutchman’s and tanner loved them all.
Are you telling me Matthew McConaughey put on all that fake tanner for NO GOOD REASON?
The Biggest Emmys Snubs and Surprises: 'Modern Family,' McConaughey, and More | Kevin Fallon | August 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPeople are reading “way too much into this report,” said Michael tanner, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute.
Are the CBO’s New Cost Projections the Obamacare Win That Wasn’t? | Olivia Nuzzi | April 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPerry will play the role of defense attorney tanner Bolt, defending a man after his wife goes missing.
Alec Baldwin to Host MSNBC Talk Show, Demi Lovato Will Play a Lesbian on ‘Glee’ | Culture Team | September 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSudden cardiac death, which tanner suffered, strikes 350,000 people a year, killing nine of 10 victims.
Doctors Should Start Advocating Dietary Options to Treat Heart Disease | Daniela Drake | July 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“I dropped dead three years ago,” John tanner told me recently.
Doctors Should Start Advocating Dietary Options to Treat Heart Disease | Daniela Drake | July 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt appears to be a kind of picklock, an open sesame, tanner—Tawno!
Lavengro | George BorrowThe tanner looked after him in a contemptuous manner, turned to Alfred and inquired if he knew the farmer.
Watch Yourself Go By | Al. G. FieldThe advice given Alfred by the old tanner has saved him heart aches and much money.
Watch Yourself Go By | Al. G. FieldCounting out three ten dollar greenbacks, the boy requested the tanner to figure up the interest on the note.
Watch Yourself Go By | Al. G. Field"I would ask that question," repeated tanner, still in the conditional mood, but nodding confidentially all round.
British Dictionary definitions for tanner (1 of 2)
/ (ˈtænə) /
a person who tans skins and hides
British Dictionary definitions for tanner (2 of 2)
/ (ˈtænə) /
British (formerly) an informal word for sixpence
Origin of tanner
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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