tanner
nounnounnounadjectivecommon in dialogue
- United States//ˈtænɚ//
A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.
noun
- 1
A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.
- 2
A person who applies a tan (especially a spray tan) on someone's skin.
Eighty-one-year-old [Martha] Stewart says that a spray tan before her debut Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover boosted her confidence. Ryan Gosling, who plays Ken in Barbie, had a personal tanner on set.
- 3
A long-horned beetle of species Prionus coriarius.
Etymology
From Middle English tannere, from Old English tannere; and Old French tannour, equivalent to tan + -er.
noun
- 1
A former British coin worth six old pence.
[A]s you are so flash of your money, though you say you are poor, you may give me a tanner to buy a little baccy with; […]
They'd say hello, maybe slip you a tanner.
Etymology
Named after John Sigismund Tanner (1705–1775), who designed a sixpence for the Royal Mint during the reign of King George II.
noun
- 1
Any of several spider crabs of the genus Chionoecetes, especially Chionoecetes bairdi and Chionoecetes opilio.
Near-synonym: snow crab
The new plant is assumed to result in additions to the resident fleet during the tanner and dungeness crab seasons and function as a port of call for an increased number of trollers, resulting in more local seafood processing.
There were a few Dungeness, a couple of blue kings and one small and indignant squid, but mostly the pot was filled with tanners, Chionoecetes bairdi & Chionoecetes opilio.
We had come here to catch tanner crab, which the Japanese were buying up as fast as we could catch them.
Etymology
Probably from the taxonomic eponym tanneri in the species name Chionoecetes tanneri, named after American naval officer Zera Luther Tanner (1835–1906).
adjective
- 1
Also a form of tancomparative form of tan: more tan
He was a lot tanner than I remembered, or maybe he just looked darker because of the change of light.
Forms
- plural
- tanners
tanner · A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.
Tanner · A surname originating as an occupation for a tanner.tanning · The process of making leather, which does not easily…tantrum · An often childish display or fit of bad temper.