skinner

See also: Skinner

English

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”).

Noun

skinner (plural skinners)

Someone who skins animals.
A hunting knife used for skinning animals.
One who deals in skins, pelts, or hides.
(prison slang, derogatory) A sex offender.

Translations

someone who skins animals

Catalan: escorxador m
Finnish: nylkijä
French: écorcheur (fr) m, écorcheuse (fr) f

Romanian: pielar (ro) m
Tagalog: tagalabos

Danish

Noun

skinner c

plural indefinite of skinne

Verb

skinner

present of skinne

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

skinner m or f

indefinite plural of skinne

Verb

skinner

present tense of skinne