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Skinner Common

Skinner has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

United States actor (1858-1942)

"After watching the silent film, I realized how influential Skinner was to early American cinema before his later work as a playwright."

2

United States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979)

"The theater program featured a photo of Skinner performing her acclaimed solo show about the Civil War."

3

United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990)

"The professor assigned our group to read B.F. Skinner's Beyond Freedom and Dignity for next week's seminar on behavioral psychology."

4

a person who prepares or deals in animal skins

"The old tanner hired a skilled skinner to prepare the hides for his new leather factory."

5

a worker who drives mules

"The old skinner whistled to his team of mules as they pulled the heavy wagon up the dusty trail."

6

Someone who skins animals.

"The old skinner spent his entire winter season in the shed, removing fur from the deer and bears he had hunted during autumn."

Proper Noun
1

A surname, from occupations​.

"Many people mistakenly believe that Skinner is a common first name rather than recognizing it as an occupational surname derived from tanning or leatherworking."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
skilled worker laborer
Rhyming Words
ner oner tiner inner saner niner avner viner boner liner doner runer ziner toner epner awner fener naner owner exner
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