as in dodger
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
he's proven himself to be a skinner of guys who are a lot smarter than you, so be wary of any deals you make with him
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Recent Examples of skinner
Inskip and her colleagues zeroed in on the medieval city of Winchester, which had not only skinners, tailors, and furriers, but also a hospital for leprosy patients.
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Bysean Cummings, science.org, 7 Aug. 2024
These girls are not professional animal skinners.
—Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Apr. 2023
Another daughter started working there as a membrane skinner this fall, attracted by the starting wage of $17 an hour, which was higher than her job at a medical equipment company.
—Michael Grabell, ProPublica, 21 Dec. 2020
Also, any fur skinner worth his or her salt invests an incredible amount of time and effort to ensure that the animals are taken cleanly, the pelts are properly handled, and that the yield from that animal is maximized.
—Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 18 Nov. 2020
Abelo the skinner and Gosamu who carried the water and Jemusi who toted the camera and Amoni who smoked too many cigarettes and carried as little as possible ran a dead heat to the riverbank.
—Warren Page, Field & Stream, 13 Nov. 2020
Both takedown rifles are fitted with skinner sights and come in a padded case.
—Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 25 Mar. 2020
For more dedicated skinners, the points and profile may curve slightly or significantly, which makes the blade easier to use when skinning out difficult hides.
—Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 27 Jan. 2020
The milliner Stephen Jones said the same before a show of Edward Crutchley’s work, held inside a medieval guild hall devoted to London’s skinners, and most notable for its hats.
—New York Times, 6 Jan. 2020
Bysean Cummings, science.org, 7 Aug. 2024
These girls are not professional animal skinners.
—Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Apr. 2023
Another daughter started working there as a membrane skinner this fall, attracted by the starting wage of $17 an hour, which was higher than her job at a medical equipment company.
—Michael Grabell, ProPublica, 21 Dec. 2020
Also, any fur skinner worth his or her salt invests an incredible amount of time and effort to ensure that the animals are taken cleanly, the pelts are properly handled, and that the yield from that animal is maximized.
—Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 18 Nov. 2020
Abelo the skinner and Gosamu who carried the water and Jemusi who toted the camera and Amoni who smoked too many cigarettes and carried as little as possible ran a dead heat to the riverbank.
—Warren Page, Field & Stream, 13 Nov. 2020
Both takedown rifles are fitted with skinner sights and come in a padded case.
—Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 25 Mar. 2020
For more dedicated skinners, the points and profile may curve slightly or significantly, which makes the blade easier to use when skinning out difficult hides.
—Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 27 Jan. 2020
The milliner Stephen Jones said the same before a show of Edward Crutchley’s work, held inside a medieval guild hall devoted to London’s skinners, and most notable for its hats.
—New York Times, 6 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skinner
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While the move aimed at keeping counterfeiters and tax dodgers on the back foot appears at odds with the growing popularity of cash-free transactions by consumers and businesses, central bank and finance ministry officials continue to flag the enduring importance of paper money.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune Asia,
3 July 2024
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Indictment details In the indictment, the department’s tax attorneys portrayed Rotta as a perennial tax dodger.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2024
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Bill Clinton pardoned Marc Rich, a fugitive tax cheat whose ex-wife generously donated to Clinton and the Democrats, and Clinton also pardoned his half-brother.—
Abdallah Fayyad,
Vox,
17 Jan. 2025
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Prioritize physical excellence Being in peak physical condition is a cheat code for success.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Megalodon teeth once belonged to the largest predatory shark ever to exist and can stretch over seven inches from top to bottom.—
Terry Ward,
Outside Online,
19 Jan. 2025
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In August, three former employees of the aquarium came out as whistleblowers, alleging that a culture of negligence and poor facilities management led to the starving deaths of two sharks and the likely suffocations of dozens of other animals at the SeaQuest aquarium.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2025
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Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2022
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Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
19 Feb. 2021
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“Skinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skinner. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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