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tinter

1 American  
[tin-ter] / ˈtɪn tər /

noun

  1. a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.

tinter 2 American  
[tin-ter] / ˈtɪn tər /

noun

Western New England.

  1. seesaw.

Regionalisms

See seesaw.

Etymology

Origin of tinter1

First recorded in 1815–25; tint + -er 1

Origin of tinter2

Origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, he sold shirts and newspaper subscriptions, worked as a rivet catcher in the shipyards and a poster tinter in a theater lobby.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mon Dieu, quel plaisir c'estoit, Quand Peloton se grattoit, Faisant tinter sa sonnette Avec sa teste folette!

From Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance by Belloc, Hilaire

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