tinman

/ˈtɪnˌmæn/
noun
  1. A worker who makes or repairs items made of tin or other metals.
    • The tinman fixed the old watering can by soldering a new handle onto it.
    • My grandfather worked as a tinman, crafting kitchen pots and pans by hand.
    • The village tinman traveled from house to house mending metal roofs and buckets.
  2. A character from The Wizard of Oz who is a man made of tin and seeks a heart.
    • In the movie, the Tinman joins Dorothy on her journey to the Emerald City.
    • The Tinman's song 'If I Only Had a Heart' is one of the most famous in the film.
    • My little sister dressed up as the Tinman for Halloween, complete with a funnel hat.
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