skinner meaning: definition, etymology

skinner

noun

Etymology From Middle English skynner, skinner, skynnere, schynnere, equivalent to skin + -er. Cognate with Old Norse skinnari (“skinner”), Old Swedish skinnare (“skinner”), Middle Low German schinder, schinner (“skinner”).

Someone who skins animals.

A hunting knife used for skinning animal carcasses.

A machine used for removing the skin from animal carcasses.

One who deals in skins, pelts, or hides.

Canada, Derogatory, Slang A child sexual abuser.

Gambling, Games Slang An instance of skinning the lamb, i.e. a bookmaker winning all of his bets where nobody backed the winner.

Derived terms: muleskinner, mule skinner