Tanner

/ˈtænər/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A person who tans animal hides to make leather.

The tanner carefully processed the hides to ensure the finest quality leather.

A person who has a tan or engages in tanning.

After a week at the beach, she looked like a true tanner with her sun-kissed skin.

A device or machine used for tanning hides.

The factory used a modern tanner to streamline the leather production process.

Middle English 'tanner', from Old English 'tannere', from 'tan', which means to make leather.

hide and seek

A game involving hiding and finding.

tanning salon

A business offering tanning services or products.

tan

To treat animal hides with tannin to create leather.

leather

A material made from the skin of animals.

Tanner as a term used to refer to someone who has a sun-kissed tan.

After a week in Hawaii, she became quite the tanner.