English Explanatory Dictionary

skinner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who skins animals.
  2. A hunting knife used for skinning animal carcasses.
  3. A machine used for removing the skin from animal carcasses.
  4. One who deals in skins, pelts, or hides.
  5. A child sexual abuser.
  6. An instance of skinning the lamb, i.e. a bookmaker winning all of his bets where nobody backed the winner.
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri, United States.

Pronunciation

En-au-skinner.ogg /ˈskɪnɚ/

Word forms

skinner skinners

Etymology

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”).

Related words

Sckynner Shinners Skiner Skinners Skyner Skyniar Skynnar Skynner Skynnere Skynners

Derived words

muleskinner mule skinner Skinnerian Skinnerism Skinner's maxim Skinners Shoot
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