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TANNER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A craftsman who tans skins and hides
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tanner" is a kind of...):
artificer; artisan; craftsman; journeyman (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)
Derivation:
tan (treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
Synonyms:
sixpence; tanner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("tanner" is a kind of...):
coin (a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
