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TINKER

Definition:

[noun] a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
Synonyms: er
[noun] an itinerant Gypsy
[noun] a traveling repairman who mends broken things (such as metal household utensils)
Synonyms: mender, er
[noun] small mackerel found nearly worldwide
Synonyms: chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus
[verb] do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
Synonyms: putter, mess around, potter, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around
[verb] work as a tinker or tinkerer
[verb] try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set
Synonyms: fiddle