A surname originating as an occupation. / An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri, United States.

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.

The techniques and theories of B. F. Skinner.

plural of skinner

(behavioral sciences) A box or cage in which a subject (usually an animal) may be isolated from outside influences and studied; used in operant conditioning experiments where the subject can operate a lever to obtain a reward or avoid a painful shock.

muleteer; a driver of mules

plural of Skinner box

plural of mule skinner

Litaneutria skinneri, a species of mantis found in the southeastern United States.

(psychology) A person who endorses the behavioristic tradition of B. F. Skinner, that is, psychology should study the conditions under which behavior occurs, and that behavior is observable and measurable, as are the environmental conditions that control it.