tanner

/ˈtænər/
noun
  1. A person whose job is to tan animal skins to make leather.
    • The tanner soaked the hides in a special solution to soften them.
    • The old tanner could tell the quality of leather just by touching it.
    • My great-grandfather worked as a tanner in a small factory.
  2. A container or solution used in the process of tanning leather.
    • The smell from the tanner was strong but familiar to the workers.
    • The leather was left in the tanner for several weeks.
    • They added oak bark to the tanner to give the leather a rich color.
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