1. people whose job is to convert animal hides into leather
2. sixpence coins
Usage: British slang; historical

Examples

• The tanners worked long hours processing the cowhides.
• Medieval tanners used oak bark to treat animal skins.
• The leather industry employed hundreds of skilled tanners.
• He found some old tanners in his grandfather’s coin collection.
• In the 1960s, tanners were still common currency in Britain.
• The tanners’ guild was powerful in the old city.