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Tinker for metal-worker is attested from the thirteenth century as tyckner or tinkler. [1] Some travelling groups and Romani people specialised in the trade, and the name was particularly associated with indigenous Irish Travellers and Scottish Highland Travellers – the name of whose language Beurla Reagaird means "metalworkers". [2]
John Tinker (disambiguation) Mark Tinker (born 1951), American television producer and director; Miles Tinker (1893–1977), American author and professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota; Ronald Tinker (1913–1982), New Zealand World War II officer; Thomas Tinker (c.1581–1620/21), a passenger on the Mayflower; Fictional characters:
The Tinkertoy Construction Set—commonly known as Tinkertoy, Tinker Toy, or plural forms thereof—is a construction set for children. It was designed in 1914 and was originally manufactured in Evanston, Illinois , U.S.
The plural of tinker, an archaic term for an itinerant tinsmith who mends household utensils; Tinkers, a 2009 novel by American author Paul Harding; Tinkers Alley, an old urban downtown in Niš, Serbia; Tinkers Copse, a nature reserve on the northwestern outskirts of Bracknell in Berkshire, England, U.K.
Tinker Air Force Base is named in honor of Major General Clarence L. Tinker. [2] An Osage from Pawhuska, Oklahoma, he received his wings in 1921. [3] He was a graduate of Wentworth Military Academy who went on to become the first major general of Native American descent in U.S. Army history.
Tinker Dill, a fictional character in the British TV series Lovejoy; Tinkers, the main protagonists of Vernor Vinge's book The Peace War; Tuatha'an (or Tinkers) of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time; Tinker Knight, a boss in Shovel Knight; Alexander Graham Bell ("Tinker"), the title character of Wen Spencer's 2003 novel Tinker
Tinker is a 1949 British drama-documentary second feature ('B') [1] film directed and written by Herbert Marshall and starring Derek Smith. [2] It was produced by Marshall and Fredda Brilliant for Citizen Films and distributed by Eros Films .
Grant Almerin Tinker (January 11, 1926 – November 28, 2016) was an American television executive who served as chairman and CEO of NBC from 1981 to 1986. Additionally, he was a co-founder of MTM Enterprises and a television producer.