tanner

[US]/'tænə/
[UK]/'tænɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a person whose occupation is tanning;sixpence

Phrases & Collocations

leather tanner

tannery

Example Sentences

spare a tanner, guv'nor.

Tanners tan hides to make leather shoes.

Using a solution of tanbark, the tanner treated the cowhide, transforming it into supple leather.

TONY EASTLEY: The Federal Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner speaking there with Sabra Lane.

She works as a tanner, processing animal hides.

The tanner uses various tools to treat the leather.

The tanner specializes in creating high-quality leather products.

The tanner carefully selects the best hides for tanning.

The tanner is skilled in the art of leather crafting.

The tanner learned the traditional techniques of leatherworking from an early age.

The tanner's workshop is filled with the rich scent of tanning leather.

The tanner takes pride in producing sustainable leather goods.

The tanner experiments with different tanning methods to achieve the desired results.

The tanner's craftsmanship is highly respected in the industry.

Real-world Examples

He will not. I'd bet you a tanner he's a spy in the other direction.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 1

Grant, the son of a tanner on the Western frontier, was everything Lee was not.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

Got your message, sir, said he, and brought 'em on sharp. Three bob and a tanner for tickets.

Source: The Sign of the Four

I'm tired of scraping cotton, and would rather be a tanner.

Source: Twelve Years a Slave

" A sixpence is a tanner, and a shilling a bob; but what a pony is I don't know" .

Source: Sea Wolf (Volume 1)

I'd bet you a tanner he's a spy in the other direction.

Source: Downton Abbey Season 1

In addition to farming, Brown also worked as a tanner.

Source: 2014 English Cafe

Tanner Without a doubt one of the most disgusting and dangerous jobs of all time, tanners were

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, who lives by the sea'.

Source: 44 Acts Soundtrack Bible Theater Version - NIV

A " tanner" is a person who works with animal skins to make them soft in order to turn them into, or use them for, clothing and furniture.

Source: 2014 English Cafe

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