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Tanner has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

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Noun
1

a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970

"My grandmother still keeps her old tanner in a glass jar, even though it has been out of circulation for decades."

2

a craftsman who tans skins and hides

"The old leather shop was run by a skilled tanner who had been turning raw hides into durable boots for over forty years."

3

A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.

"The fishermen were excited to see a huge catch of tanners in the nets today."

4

A former British coin worth six old pence.

5

A type of commercially-fished crab, Chionoecetes bairdi or Chionoecetes opilio.

Adjective
1

comparative form of tan: more tan

"His skin is a lot tanner than it was after his first vacation in Hawaii."

Proper Noun
1

An occupational surname, from occupations for a tanner.

"The genealogist traced the family history back to John Tanner, noting that the name was an occupational surname derived from his ancestor's work as a leather processor."

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