Skinner n 1: United States actor (1858-1942) [syn: {Skinner}, {Otis Skinner}] 2: United States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979) [syn: {Skinner}, {Cornelia Otis Skinner}] 3: United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990) [syn: {Skinner}, {Fred Skinner}, {B. F. Skinner}, {Burrhus Frederic Skinner}] 4: a person who prepares or deals in animal skins 5: a worker who drives mules [syn: {muleteer}, {mule skinner}, {mule driver}, {skinner}]
Skinner \Skin"ner\, n. 1. One who skins. [1913 Webster] 2. One who deals in skins, pelts, or hides. [1913 Webster]