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tan·ner 1
(tăn′ər)n.
1. One that tans hides.
2. A self-tanner.
tan·ner 2
(tăn′ər)n. Chiefly British
A sixpenny coin formerly used in Britain; a sixpence.
[Origin unknown.]
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tanner
(ˈtænə)n
(Tanning) a person who tans skins and hides
tanner
(ˈtænə)n
(Currencies) Brit (formerly) an informal word for sixpence
[C19: of unknown origin]
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tan•ner1
(ˈtæn ər)n.
one whose occupation is the tanning of hides.
tan•ner2
(ˈtæn ər)adj.
comparative of tan 1.
tan•ner3
(ˈtæn ər)n. Brit.
[1805–15; orig. uncertain]
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Noun | 1. | tanner - a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970 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 coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money |
2. | tanner - a craftsman who tans skins and hides |
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Translations
دَبّاغ، دابِغ جُلود
koželuh
garver
parkitsija
tímár
sútari
garbiar
tabakçı
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tanner
[ˈtænəʳ] n (person) → conciatore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tan
(tӕn) – past tense, past participle tanned – verb1. to make an animal's skin into leather (by treating it with certain substances).
2. to (cause a person's skin to) become brown in the sun. She was tanned by the sun.
noun, adjective (of) a light brown colour. tan shoes.
noun suntan tanned skin. He came back from holiday with a tan.
tanned adjective sunburnt. a tanned face.
ˈtanner noun a person who tans leather.
ˈtannery – plural ˈtanneries – noun a place where leather is tanned.
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