Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun skinner

5 senses of skinner

Sense 1
Skinner, Otis Skinner -- (United States actor (1858-1942))
       INSTANCE OF=> actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player -- (a theatrical performer)

Sense 2
Skinner, Cornelia Otis Skinner -- (United States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979))
       INSTANCE OF=> actress -- (a female actor)

Sense 3
Skinner, Fred Skinner, B. F. Skinner, Burrhus Frederic Skinner -- (United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990))
       INSTANCE OF=> psychologist -- (a scientist trained in psychology)

Sense 4
skinner -- (a person who prepares or deals in animal skins)
       => skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman -- (a worker who has acquired special skills)

Sense 5
muleteer, mule skinner, mule driver, skinner -- (a worker who drives mules)
       => laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack -- (someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor)