Skinner Meaning
/ˈskɪnɚ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounSomeone who skins animals.
nounA hunting knife used for skinning animal carcasses.
Sentence Examples
B.F. Skinner was a famous psychologist who studied behavior.
A skinner is a person whose job is to remove the skins from animals.
The fur skinner prepared the animal hides for the market.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ carefully removed the hide from the deer after the hunt.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The famous psychologist B.F. ____ is best known for his work on operant conditioning.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“As typical of a flu season, some areas are being harder hit than other areas,” said CDC spokesman Tom Skinner."
— 2014 January 17, Miriam Falco, “Some states hit harder by flu this year”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ carefully removed the hide from the deer after the hunt.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The famous psychologist B.F. ____ is best known for his work on operant conditioning.