tanner

Meaning

Noun

1. A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.
2. A person who applies a tan (especially a spray tan) on someone's skin.
3. A long-horned beetle of species Prionus coriarius.

Adj

comparative form of tan: more tan

tan

• Noun
• Adj
• Verb
• Num
• Verb

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Synonyms

currier

leather-dresser

leatherworker

sixpence

skinner

sawyer beetle

cordwainer

prionus bark beetle

cobbler

sawing support beetle

furrier

sawyer

shoemaker

Translations

tanneur

Gerber

curtidor

βυρσοδέψης

conciatore

pellaio

Sägebock

sepici

curtidor

tabak

prione tanneur

Prionus coriarius

curtidora

tabakhane

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtænɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tannere

Inherited from Old English: tannere

In summary

From Middle English tannere, from Old English tannere; and Old French tannour, equivalent to tan + -er.