tanner
/ˈtænɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A long-horned beetle of species Prionus coriarius.
noun
Any of several spider crabs of the genus Chionoecetes, especially Chionoecetes bairdi and Chionoecetes opilio.
adj
comparative form of tan: more tan
name
A surname originating as an occupation for a tanner.
name
A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "[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."
- "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."
Etymology
From Middle English tannere, from Old English tannere; and Old French tannour, equivalent to tan + -er.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtænɚ/
Usage
- British usage
- Colloquial