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SKINNER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A worker who drives mules
Synonyms:
mule driver; mule skinner; muleteer; skinner
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("skinner" is a kind of...):
jack; laborer; labourer; manual laborer (someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person who prepares or deals in animal skins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("skinner" is a kind of...):
skilled worker; skilled workman; trained worker (a worker who has acquired special skills)
Derivation:
skin (strip the skin off)
Sense 3
Meaning:
United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990)
Synonyms:
B. F. Skinner; Burrhus Frederic Skinner; Fred Skinner; Skinner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
psychologist (a scientist trained in psychology)
Derivation:
Skinnerian (of or relating to B. F. Skinner or his behaviorist psychology)
Sense 4
Meaning:
United States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979)
Synonyms:
Cornelia Otis Skinner; Skinner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
actress (a female actor)
Sense 5
Meaning:
United States actor (1858-1942)
Synonyms:
Otis Skinner; Skinner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
actor; histrion; player; role player; thespian (a theatrical performer)
