What's the difference between tinner and tinsmith?

Tinner


Definition:

  • (n.) One who works in a tin mine.
  • (n.) One who makes, or works in, tinware; a tinman.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A method has been evolved for bonding aluminous porcelain to pure platinum foil used for making porcelain crowns by the conventional 'tinner's joint' technique.

Tinsmith


Definition:

  • (n.) One who works in tin; a tinner.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Risk of lung cancer was increased significantly for electricians; sheetmetal workers and tinsmiths; bookbinders and related printing trade workers; cranemen, derrickmen, and hoistmen; moulders, heat treaters, annealers and other heated metal workers; and construction labourers.
  • (2) The greatest number of scolioses among workers aged over 40 years was noted in: tinsmiths, pressers and welders--i.e.

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