skinner

[ skin-er ]

/ ˈskɪn ər /

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noun

a person or thing that skins.

a person who prepares or deals in skins or hides.

a person who drives draft animals, as mules or oxen.

the operator of a piece of heavy equipment used in clearing land or in construction work, as a tractor or bulldozer.

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).

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Origin of skinner

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at skin, -er¹

Words nearby skinner

skinhead, skink, skinking, skinless, skinned, skinner, Skinner, B. F., Skinner box, Skinnerian, skinnery, skinny

Other definitions for skinner (2 of 2)

Skinner

[ skin-er ]

/ ˈskɪn ər /

noun

B(ur·rhus) F(rederic)

[bur-uhs], /ˈbɜr əs/, 1904–90, U.S. psychologist and writer.

Cornelia Otis, 1901–79, U.S. actress and author.

her father, Otis, 1858–1942, U.S. actor.

How to use skinner in a sentence

Skinner says all work crews would have been canceled in the event of a positive case.
On surviving—and leaving—prison during a pandemic|Sarah Scoles|January 21, 2021|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.
As COVID-19 Ravaged This Iowa City, Officials Discovered Meatpacking Executives Were the Ones in Charge|by Michael Grabell and Bernice Yeung|December 21, 2020|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.
Watchdog Warns: SDG&E’s Tree-Trimming Plan Could Worsen Wildfires|MacKenzie Elmer|August 24, 2020|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.
Watchdog Warns: SDG&E’s Tree-Trimming Plan Could Worsen Wildfires|MacKenzie Elmer|August 24, 2020|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.
Watchdog Warns: SDG&E’s Tree-Trimming Plan Could Worsen Wildfires|MacKenzie Elmer|August 24, 2020|Voice of San Diego
He voices Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner and Mr. Burns, among many other characters.
Married To Mr Burns: Life, Love, And Jealousy In The Music Of Judith Owen|Lloyd Grove|May 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unsurprisingly, Skinner was convicted despite the weapon not being found and conflicting testimony identifying him as the shooter.
Warning: These Rap Lyrics Could Put You in Jail|Dean Obeidallah|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was soon apprehended and taken into custody—despite initially giving his name as Skinner.
The Mafioso Next Door|Nico Hines|August 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“I think it is a legitimate question,” Skinner tells The Daily Beast.
Secret Service Targeted by Independent Watchdog|Aram Roston|April 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Like Baker and Skinner, Daley served in the Cabinet (as Commerce secretary under Bill Clinton).
Bill Daley's Real Agenda: Obama's Reelection|Jonathan Alter|January 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
This organ has lately been entirely rebuilt with new action and vastly improved by Mr. E. M. Skinner.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
Not so had the founder, Colonel James Skinner, treated the religions of the people among whom he lived.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Dr. Skinner, ejected Bishop of Oxford, had admitted him into orders at the early age of twenty-one.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton
Mr. Skinner says he “thinks Mr. Stevenson must be a very kind man”; he little knows me.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Approaching the captain, the Skinner said, “Do you think the colonies will finally get the better of the king?”
The Spy|J. Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for skinner (1 of 2)

skinner

/ (ˈskɪnə) /

noun

a person who prepares or deals in animal skins

British Dictionary definitions for skinner (2 of 2)

Skinner

/ (ˈskɪnə) /

noun

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

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British Dictionary definitions for skinner (1 of 2)

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