Skinner
noun
1.
a person or thing that skins.
2.
a person who prepares or deals in skins or hides.
3.
a person who drives draft animals, as mules or oxen.
4.
the operator of a piece of heavy equipment used in clearing land or in construction work, as a tractor or bulldozer.
5.
any of a band of irregular cavalry operating in the neutral ground of Westchester County, New York, during the American Revolution and claiming loyalty to both the British and American troops but preying on all persons indiscriminately.
Compare cowboy (def 5).
noun
1.
B(urrhus) F(rederic)
[bur-uh s] /ˈbɜr əs/ (Show IPA), 1904–90, U.S. psychologist and writer.
2.
Cornelia Otis, 1901–79, U.S. actress and author.
3.
her father, Otis, 1858–1942, U.S. actor.
noun
1.
a person who prepares or deals in animal skins
noun
1.
B(urrhus) F(rederic). 1904–90, US behavioural psychologist. His “laws of learning”, derived from experiments with animals, have been widely applied to education and behaviour therapy
Skinner Skin·ner (skĭn’ər), B(urrhus) F(rederick). 1904-1990.
American psychologist. A leading behaviorist, Skinner influenced the fields of psychology and education with his theories of stimulus-response behavior.
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noun 1. a psychologist who follows behaviorist theories developed by B. F. Skinner. adjective 2. of or relating to theories developed by Skinner, especially concerning operant conditioning.
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noun, plural skinneries. 1. a place where skins are prepared, as for the market.
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adjective, skinnier, skinniest. 1. very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten. 2. of or like skin. 3. unusually low or reduced; meager; minimal: skinny profits. 4. (of an object) narrow or slender: a skinny bed. noun 5. Slang. accurate information; data; facts. news, especially if confidential; gossip: Here’s the skinny on the latest […]
- Skinny
adjective, skinnier, skinniest. 1. very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten. 2. of or like skin. 3. unusually low or reduced; meager; minimal: skinny profits. 4. (of an object) narrow or slender: a skinny bed. noun 5. Slang. accurate information; data; facts. news, especially if confidential; gossip: Here’s the skinny on the latest […]