tanner

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(oaker). Tanning not a reputable occupation among Hebrews. It was carried on outside of cities and towns. Peter stopped with Simon, a tanner of Joppa (Acts 9:4343And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner. (Acts 9:43)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See LEATHER.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:
1038 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)
Greek:
βυρσεύς
Transliteration:
burseus
Phonic:
boorce-yooce’
Meaning:
from βύρσα (a hide); a tanner
KJV Usage:
tanner