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Skinner

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Skin·ner  (sknr), B(urrhus) F(rederick) 1904-1990.
American psychologist. Skinner influenced the fields of psychology and education with his theories of stimulus-response behavior. His books include Walden Two (1961) and Beyond Freedom and Dignity (1971).
Skinner, Cornelia Otis 1901-1979.
American actress and writer known for her one-woman shows, which she wrote and produced.
skin·ner  (sknr)
n.
1. One that flays, dresses, or sells animal skins.
2. Western U.S. A mule driver.
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Noun1.SkinnerSkinner - United States actor (1858-1942)      
Otis Skinner
2.Skinner - United States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979)
Cornelia Otis Skinner
3.Skinner - United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990)
B. F. Skinner, Burrhus Frederic Skinner, Fred Skinner
4.skinner - a person who prepares or deals in animal skins
skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills
5.Skinnerskinner - a worker who drives mules            
mule driver, mule skinner, muleteer
laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor


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Skinner ushered his visitor into a somewhat bare-looking office, smelling strongly of stale tobacco smoke.
The Yellow Crayon by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
I've six of 'em, and only one earns anything; I am on the stand fourteen or sixteen hours a day, and I haven't had a Sunday these ten or twelve weeks; you know Skinner never gives a day if he can help it, and if I don't work hard, tell me who does
Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context
Perhaps Skinner Leason, the express agent, moved a truck the length of the station plat- form.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
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