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Meaning of Skinner | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈskɪnɚ

Definitions

  1. Someone who skins animals.
  2. A surname originating as an occupation.
  3. A hunting knife used for skinning animal carcasses.
  4. An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri, United States.
  5. A machine used for removing the skin from animal carcasses.
  6. One who deals in skins, pelts, or hides.
  7. A child sexual abuser.
  8. An instance of skinning the lamb, i.e. a bookmaker winning all of his bets where nobody backed the winner.

Equivalents

العربية الدّبّاغ جلاد
Català escorxador
Español desollador
Suomi nahkuri
Français écorcheur écorcheuse skinner skinner
Magyar szűcs tímár
Kurdî tîmar
Română pielar
Русский скорняк
Türkçe yüzücü

Examples

““As typical of a flu season, some areas are being harder hit than other areas,” said CDC spokesman Tom Skinner.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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