skinner

Other forms of skinner

plural

skinners·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about skinner

What does skinner mean?

skinner means "United States actor (1858-1942)". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in skinner?

skinner has 2 syllables: skin-ner. The stress falls on "skin". In IPA it is /ˈskɪnɚ/.

What is another word for skinner?

Close synonyms include Otis Skinner, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Fred Skinner, B. F. Skinner, Burrhus Frederic Skinner. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is skinner a common word?

skinner is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.