What does "skinner" mean?
Someone who skins animals.
Skinner
/ˈskɪnɚ/ name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Someone who skins animals.
- Grammar: skinner is listed as name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: alienist, behaviorist, bullwhacker, butcher.
- Useful contrasts: cognitivist, humanist.
- Usage evidence: “As typical of a flu season, some areas are being harder hit than other areas,” said CDC spokesman Tom Skinner.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone who skins animals.
- 2 a worker who drives mules wordnet
- 3 A hunting knife used for skinning animal carcasses.
- 4 a person who prepares or deals in animal skins wordnet
- 5 A machine used for removing the skin from animal carcasses.
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- 6 One who deals in skins, pelts, or hides.
- 7 A child sexual abuser. Canada, derogatory, slang
- 8 An instance of skinning the lamb, i.e. a bookmaker winning all of his bets where nobody backed the winner. slang
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname originating as an occupation.
"“As typical of a flu season, some areas are being harder hit than other areas,” said CDC spokesman Tom Skinner."
- 2 An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri, United States.
Antonyms
Example
"“As typical of a flu season, some areas are being harder hit than other areas,” said CDC spokesman Tom Skinner."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "skinner"?
Common synonyms include: alienist, behaviorist, bullwhacker, butcher, cabdriver, carter.
How do you use "skinner" in a sentence?
“As typical of a flu season, some areas are being harder hit than other areas,” said CDC spokesman Tom Skinner.
How do you pronounce "skinner"?
Pronounced /ˈskɪnɚ/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English skynner, skinner, skynnere, schynnere, equivalent to skin + -er. Cognate with Old Norse skinnari (“skinner”), Old Swedish skinnare (“skinner”), Middle Low German schinder, schinner (“skinner”).
Etymology 2
The family surname is occupational in origin, meaning "one who prepares skins". Before becoming used as a surname the word skinner was commonly used to identify someone who treated animal skins. Alternatively, it may be borrowed from Danish and meaning "Keeper of Robes" or "skins then worn" which also hints at the historical connection to tradespeople who were involved with furs and hides.