Skinner

/ˈskɪnər/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A person who prepares animal skins for use.

The skinner worked diligently to transform the raw hides into leather for the workshop.

A person who teaches or applies the principles of behaviorism, particularly as related to B.F. Skinner.

As a skinner, she focused on the importance of reinforcement in shaping behavior.

In American slang, an individual who is trying to deceive or manipulate others.

Watch out for that skinner; he's known for conning people out of their money.

Derived from the root word 'skin' with the suffix '-er' denoting someone who performs an action.

skin the cat:

To find different ways to achieve the same goal.

pull the skin off:

To expose something, often painfully or unpleasantly.

skin in the game:

Having a personal investment or stake in a situation.

A con artist or fraud.

He's a real skinner; you can't trust anything he says.

Someone who tricks others in a manipulative way.

Don't let that skinner get to you; he's just trying to pull one over on you.