Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Tanner /tăn'-ẽr/ · Tan·ner · IPA /ˈtænɚ/ n. n. 01 n. One whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan. 1. One whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan. 02 n. A sixpence. 1. A sixpence.[Slang, Eng.]