skinner

¹

[ skin-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that skins.
2. a person who prepares or deals in skins or hides.
3. a person who drives draft animals, as mules or oxen.
4. the operator of a piece of heavy equipment used in clearing land or in construction work, as a tractor or bulldozer.
5. any of a band of irregular cavalry operating in the neutral ground of Westchester County, New York, during the American Revolution and claiming loyalty to both the British and American troops but preying on all persons indiscriminately. Compare cowboy ( def 5 ).

Skinner

²

[ skin-er ]

noun

1. B(ur·rhus) F(rederic) [bur, -, uh, s], 1904–90, U.S. psychologist and writer.
2. Cornelia Otis, 1901–79, U.S. actress and author.
3. her father Otis, 1858–1942, U.S. actor.

Skinner

¹

/ ˈskɪnə /

noun

1. SkinnerB(urrhus) F(rederic)19041990MUSSCIENCE: psychologist B ( urrhus ) F ( rederic ). 1904–90, US behavioural psychologist. His "laws of learning", derived from experiments with animals, have been widely applied to education and behaviour therapy

skinner

²

/ ˈskɪnə /

noun

1. a person who prepares or deals in animal skins

Word History and Origins

Origin of skinner¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; skin, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Skinner says all work crews would have been canceled in the event of a positive case.

From Popular-Science

Another daughter started working there as a membrane skinner this fall, attracted by the starting wage of $17 an hour, which was higher than her job at a medical equipment company.

From ProPublica

“We view pretty seriously that they’ve disregarded both a commission order and a requirement from the wildfire safety division on this,” Skinner said.

From Voice of San Diego

“They provided … nothing that resembles a research plan, no timeline, no objectives,” Skinner said, even after the CPUC asked it to do so.

From Voice of San Diego

The other issue, Skinner said, is that SDG&E hasn’t provided enough evidence to back up that part of its plan.

From Voice of San Diego

He voices Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner and Mr. Burns, among many other characters.

From The Daily Beast

Unsurprisingly, Skinner was convicted despite the weapon not being found and conflicting testimony identifying him as the shooter.

From The Daily Beast

He was soon apprehended and taken into custody—despite initially giving his name as Skinner.

From The Daily Beast

“I think it is a legitimate question,” Skinner tells The Daily Beast.

From The Daily Beast

Like Baker and Skinner, Daley served in the Cabinet (as Commerce secretary under Bill Clinton).

From The Daily Beast

This organ has lately been entirely rebuilt with new action and vastly improved by Mr. E. M. Skinner.

From Project Gutenberg

Not so had the founder, Colonel James Skinner, treated the religions of the people among whom he lived.

From Project Gutenberg

Dr. Skinner, ejected Bishop of Oxford, had admitted him into orders at the early age of twenty-one.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Skinner says he “thinks Mr. Stevenson must be a very kind man”; he little knows me.

From Project Gutenberg

Approaching the captain, the Skinner said, “Do you think the colonies will finally get the better of the king?”

From Project Gutenberg