tanner/ˈtænɚ/EtymologyFrom Middle English tannere, from Old English tannere; and Old French tannour, equivalent to tan + -er.tanner means A surname originating as an occupation for a tanner. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 76 out of 100.nameA surname originating as an occupation for a tanner.A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Limestone County, Alabama.A place in the United States:; A locality in Washington County, Georgia.A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Center Township, Greene County, Indiana.A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in LaRue County, Kentucky.nounA person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.A person who applies a tan (especially a spray tan) on someone's skin.“Eighty-one-year-old [Martha] Stewart says that a spray tan before her debut Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover boosted her confidence. Ryan Gosling, who plays Ken in Barbie, had a personal tanner on set.”A long-horned beetle of species Prionus coriarius.A former British coin worth six old pence.“[A]s you are so flash of your money, though you say you are poor, you may give me a tanner to buy a little baccy with; […]”Any of several spider crabs of the genus Chionoecetes, especially Chionoecetes bairdi and Chionoecetes opilio.“Near-synonym: snow crab”