tattooer

Variant of tattoo

tattoo definition

tat·too (ta to̵̅o̅′)

transitive verb tattooed -·tooed′, tattooing -·too′·ing

  1. to puncture (the skin) with a needle and insert indelible colors so as to leave permanent marks or designs
  2. to make (marks or designs) on the skin in this way

Etymology: < a Polynesian language < Proto-Polynesian *tatau

noun pl. tattoos -·toos′

a tattooed mark or design

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