tanner
1 Americannoun
adjective
noun
noun
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tanner1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English tanner(e), tannour, late Old English tannere; see origin at tan 1, -er 1
Origin of tanner3
First recorded in 1805–15; origin uncertain
Vocabulary lists containing tanner
"Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts"
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Example Sentences
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Back on TikTok, in her own way, beauty influencer and fake tanner Jemma is also trying to prevent others from going through what Jak did.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025
He noticed more boats going after tanner crab last season — a much smaller fishery, but one that was open.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023
He was also tanner and had shaved his head.
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2023
She’s worked for three years to perfect her skinning process, and now works with a tanner who treats the skins to her liking.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2022
The tanner, whose house it was that burned, sent a couple of boys skipping right under the Kargs’ noses, taunting and yelling and vanishing again like smoke into smoke.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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