Difference between Tinkerer and Tinker

Tinkerer

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Agent noun of tinker; one who tinkers with things. A meddler.

Tinker

Part of speech: noun

Definition: an itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of tinA member of the travelling community. A gypsy.A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled mannerto work as a tinker

Example sentence: We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we make today.