Tinker

tingk′ėr, n. a mender of brazen or tin kettles, pans, .—( Scot. ) Tink′ler : the act of doing tinker's work: a botcher or bungler: a botch or bungle: a young mackerel.— v.t. to repair, esp. unskilfully.— v.i. to do tinker's work: to make a botch or me of anything. [M. E. tinkere — tinken , to tink, to make a sharp, shrill sound; cf. Scot. tinkler , a worker in tin.]