tin·ner

[tin-er]
noun
a tinsmith.

Origin:
1505–15; tin + -er1

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tinner (ˈtɪnə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a tin miner
2.  a worker in tin; tinsmith
3.  a person or organization that puts food, etc, into tins; canner

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Tinner is always a great word to know.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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He learned his skill from his father, who was a tinner, and from his work in a sheet metal factory.
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