TANNER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A craftsman who tans skins and hides

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)

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)