skinner

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun United States actor (1858-1942)
  2. noun United States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979)
  3. noun United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990)

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

Otis Skinner

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