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tinker
A tinker or tinkerer was originally an itinerant tinsmith, who mended household utensils.
==Description==
The word is attested from the 13th century as 'tyckner' or 'tinkler' a term used in medieval Scotland and England for a metal worker.〔https://archive.org/stream/scottishgypsiesu00macr/scottishgypsiesu00macr_djvu.txt〕 Some travelling groups and Romani people adopted this lifestyle and the name was particularly associated with indigenous Scottish Highland Travellers and Irish Travellers. However, this usage is disputed and considered offensive by some.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/tinker )〕 Tinkering is therefore the process of adapting, meddling or adjusting something in the course of making repairs or improvements, a process also known as bricolage.
The term "little tinker" is now widely used in England as a term of endearment for a cheeky young child.〔 Some modern day nomads with a Scottish, Irish or English influence call themselves "techno-tinkers" or "technogypsies" and are found to possess a revival of sorts of the romantic view of the tinker's lifestyle.〔"Techno-Gypsies, Techno-Nomads, and Techno-Tinkers" 2005 by Leaf McGowan/Thomas Baurley. Seattle, Washington. Tree Leaves Publishing.〕 The family name "Tinker" is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and does not have a Scottish, Irish or Romany connection.
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