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Tanner vs Tannery - What's the difference?

tanner | tannery |

Tannery is a related term of tanner.



As nouns the difference between tanner and tannery

is that tanner is a person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan while tannery is a place where people tan hides to make leather.

As a proper noun Tanner

is {{surname|A=An|occupational|from=occupations}} for a tanner.

tanner

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) tanneur or

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.

    • Etymology 2

    Probably from the name of the coin designer, (died 1775)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A former British coin, worth six old pence
    • Synonyms
    * sixpence * hog * (via Cockney rhyming slang) lord

    tannery

    English

    Noun

    (tanneries)
  • A place where people tan hides to make leather.
  • (uncountable) The business of a tanner.

    • Related terms

    * tanner * tan