Tinker is an archaic term for an itinerant tinsmith who mends household utensils.
Tinker may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters Tinker, the fictional assistant to detective Sexton Blake in British comic strips and novels Colonel Tinker, a minor fictional character in the Southern Victory Series novel How Few Remain by Harry Turtledove Tinker Dill, a fictional character in the British TV series Lovejoy Tinkers, the main protagonists of Vernor Vinge's book The Peace War Tuatha'an (or Tinkers) of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time Tinker Knight, a boss in Shovel Knight Alexander Graham Bell ("Tinker"), the title character of Wen Spencer's 2003 novel Tinker
Literature Tinker, a novel by Wen Spencer Tinkers (novel), a novel by American author Paul Harding "The Tinker", a short story from Orson Scott Card
Other uses in arts and entertainment Microsoft Tinker, a puzzle game Tinker, a 1949 British film directed and co-written by Herbert Marshall Tinker (band), a Canadian alternative rock band Tinker!, an American science-fiction film (2018) starring Clayne Crawford
Places
Tinkers Creek and its variations, a number of rivers, streams, and creeks.
United States Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma Tinker Cobblestone Farmstead, on the National Register of Historic Places in Henrietta, New York Elsewhere Tinker, New Brunswick, Canada Tinker Dam, New Brunswick, Canada Tinker Glacier, Antarctica
People Surname Tinker (surname), includes a list of people with this surname
Given name Tinker Hatfield (born 1952), Nike shoe designer Tinker Keck (born 1976), American fitness trainer and former professional gridiron football player
Nickname Tinker Beets (Derrick John Beets, born 1941), Rhodesian former field hockey player and cricketer Tinker Fox (John Fox, 1610–1650), Parliamentarian colonel during the English Civil War Tinker Juarez (David Juarez, born 1961), American former bicycle racer Tinker Owens (Charles Wayne Owens, born 1954), American former professional gridiron football player
Sports arenas Tinker Field, a baseball stadium in Orlando, Florida, named for Hall-of-Fame baseball player Joe Tinker Tinker Park, a former baseball ground in Indianapolis, Indiana, named for Tinker Street
Other uses Tinker (software), software for molecular dynamics simulation Tinker, the UK's first medical diabetes alert dog Tinker Building, Orlando, Florida, on the National Register of Historic Places Tinker Federal Credit Union, a credit union headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, a 1969 Supreme Court case Tinkers, an alternate (and often pejorative) name for the itinerant groups in Europe, including Irish Travellers, Scottish Travellers, and Romani people
See also Gypsy Vanner horse, also known as the Tinker horse Tink (disambiguation) Tinkers (disambiguation) Tinker Bell, fairy companion of Peter Pan