Examples of skinner in a Sentence
he's proven himself to be a skinner of guys who are a lot smarter than you, so be wary of any deals you make with him
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One of my buddies uses a fish skinner on his backstraps to cut away the silverskin, which works well, but requires an extra gadget.
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
Its residents were the usual suspects—moonshiners, prohibition runners, alligator skinners, and plume hunters, who, at the beginning of the 20th century, were slowly decimating the bird population to support the fashion for exotic feathers in women’s hats.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2025
Inskip and her colleagues zeroed in on the medieval city of Winchester, which had not only skinners, tailors, and furriers, but also a hospital for leprosy patients.
—Bysean Cummings, science.org, 7 Aug. 2024
These girls are not professional animal skinners.
—Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Apr. 2023
Another daughter started working there as a membrane skinner this fall, attracted by the starting wage of $17 an hour, which was higher than her job at a medical equipment company.
—Michael Grabell, ProPublica, 21 Dec. 2020
Abelo the skinner and Gosamu who carried the water and Jemusi who toted the camera and Amoni who smoked too many cigarettes and carried as little as possible ran a dead heat to the riverbank.
—Warren Page, Field & Stream, 13 Nov. 2020
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
Its residents were the usual suspects—moonshiners, prohibition runners, alligator skinners, and plume hunters, who, at the beginning of the 20th century, were slowly decimating the bird population to support the fashion for exotic feathers in women’s hats.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2025
Inskip and her colleagues zeroed in on the medieval city of Winchester, which had not only skinners, tailors, and furriers, but also a hospital for leprosy patients.
—Bysean Cummings, science.org, 7 Aug. 2024
These girls are not professional animal skinners.
—Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Apr. 2023
Another daughter started working there as a membrane skinner this fall, attracted by the starting wage of $17 an hour, which was higher than her job at a medical equipment company.
—Michael Grabell, ProPublica, 21 Dec. 2020
Abelo the skinner and Gosamu who carried the water and Jemusi who toted the camera and Amoni who smoked too many cigarettes and carried as little as possible ran a dead heat to the riverbank.
—Warren Page, Field & Stream, 13 Nov. 2020
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“Skinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skinner. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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skinner
noun
skin·ner
ˈskin-ər 
1
: one that removes and processes or deals in skins, pelts, or hides
2
: a driver of draft animals
especially
: mule skinner
Biographical Definition
Skinner 1 of 3
biographical name (1)
Skin·ner
ˈski-nər
B(urrhus) F(rederic) 1904–1990 American psychologist
Skinner
2 of 3biographical name (2)
Cornelia Otis 1901–1979 daughter of Otis Skinner American actress and writer
Skinner
3 of 3biographical name (3)
Otis 1858–1942 American actor
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