tanner
Meanings
noun
- A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.
- A person who applies a tan (especially a spray tan) on someone's skin.
- A long-horned beetle of species Prionus coriarius.
noun
- A former British coin worth six old pence.
noun
- Any of several spider crabs of the genus Chionoecetes, especially Chionoecetes bairdi and Chionoecetes opilio.
adj
- comparative form of tan: more tan
name
- A surname originating as an occupation for a tanner.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
- A place in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Limestone County, Alabama.
- A locality in Washington County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Center Township, Greene County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in LaRue County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
- A township in Kidder County, North Dakota.
- An unincorporated community and former CDP, replaced by Riverpoint census-designated place, King County, Washington. May have been annexed by North Bend.
- An unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia.
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Etymology
From Middle English tannere, from Old English tannere; and Old French tannour, equivalent to tan + -er.
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