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."
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."
A former British coin worth six old pence.
A type of commercially-fished crab, Chionoecetes bairdi or Chionoecetes opilio.
comparative form of tan: more tan
"His skin is a lot tanner than it was after his first vacation in Hawaii."
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."