Synonyms of skinner

skinner

noun

ˈski-nər 

as in dodger

a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dodger
• cheat
• shark
• sharper
• swindler
• fox
• cheater
• chiseler
• confidence man
• trickster
• sharpie
• ringer
• adventurer
• scammer
• fraudster
• defrauder
• fakir
• tricker
• phony
• hoaxer
• bilk
• cozener
• finagler
• bilker
• faker
• scamster
• pretender
• quack
• slicker
• knave
• charlatan
• sham
• mountebank
• rogue
• sneaker
• fake
• impostor
• rascal
• sneak
• schemer
• plotter
• gamesman
• bluffer
• blackleg
• cardsharp
• quacksalver
• prankster
• slick
• slickster
• double-dealer
• double-crosser
• fast-talker
• humbug
• wheeler-dealer
• slyboots
• smoothy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skinner

One of my buddies uses a fish skinner on his backstraps to cut away the silverskin, which works well, but requires an extra gadget. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 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

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