The difference between Scamp and Tinker
When used as nouns, scamp means a rascal, swindler, or rogue, whereas tinker means an itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
When used as verbs, scamp means to skimp, whereas tinker means to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
check bellow for the other definitions of Scamp and Tinker
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Scamp as a noun:
A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
Examples:
"synonyms: swindler rogue Thesaurus:troublemaker"
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Scamp as a noun:
A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
Examples:
"My nephew is a little scamp who likes to leave lighted firecrackers under the lawnchairs of his dozing elders."
"While walking home from the bar, he was set upon by a bunch of scamps who stole his hat."
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Scamp as a verb (dated):
To skimp; to do something in a skimpy or slipshod fashion.
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Tinker as a noun:
An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
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Tinker as a noun (dated, chiefly, British, and, Irish, offensive):
A member of the Irish Traveller community. A gypsy.
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Tinker as a noun (usually with "little"):
A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
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Tinker as a noun:
Someone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer.
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Tinker as a noun:
The act of repair or invention.
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Tinker as a noun (military, obsolete):
A hand mortar.
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Tinker as a noun:
Any of various fish: the , the silverside, the skate, or a young mackerel about two years old.
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Tinker as a noun:
A bird, the razor-billed auk.
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Tinker as a verb (intransitive):
To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
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Tinker as a verb (intransitive):
To work as a tinker.