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Vinony

skinner

noun

  1. person who produce skins to leather
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈskɪnɚ/

name

Etymology: 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.

  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.

noun

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”).

  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.