skinner

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

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

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