skinner
See also: Skinner
English
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”).
Noun
skinner (plural skinners)
- Someone who skins animals.
- A hunting knife used for skinning animals.
- One who deals in skins, pelts, or hides.
- (prison slang, derogatory) A sex offender.
Translations
someone who skins animals
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