Skinner

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Skinner \Skin"ner\, n.
     1. One who skins.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One who deals in skins, pelts, or hides.
        [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Skinner
       n 1: United States actor (1858-1942) [syn: {Otis Skinner}]
       2: United States actress noted for her one-woman shows
          (1901-1979) [syn: {Cornelia Otis Skinner}]
       3: United States psychologist and a leading proponent of
          behaviorism (1904-1990) [syn: {Fred Skinner}, {B. F.
          Skinner}, {Burrhus Frederic Skinner}]
       4: a person who prepares or deals in animal skins
       5: a worker who drives mules [syn: {muleteer}, {mule skinner},
          {mule driver}]