Skinner may refer to:
People and fictional characters
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Skinner (surname) Skinner is a surname. It is an occupational surname of English origin, from the Old Norse word 'skinn', denoting someone who stripped the hide from animals, to be used in the production of fur clothing or leather.
Notable people with the surname in ...
, a list of people and fictional characters with that surname
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Skinner (profession)
Skinning is the act of skin removal. The process is done by humans to animals, mainly as a means to prepare the meat beneath for cooking and consumption, or to harvest the skin for making fur clothing or tanning it to make leather. The sk ...
, a person who makes a living by working with animal skins or driving mules
*Skinner, a ring name of professional wrestler
Steve Keirn
Stephen Paul Keirn (born September 10, 1951) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in multiple National Wrestling Alliance territories as Steve Keirn as one-half of the tag team The Fabulous Ones, as ...
in early 1990s
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B. F. Skinner
Burrhus Frederic Skinner (March 20, 1904 – August 18, 1990) was an American psychologist, behaviorist, inventor, and social philosopher. He was the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University from 1948 until his retirement in ...
, American Psychologist
American geography
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Skinner, Missouri
Skinner is an unincorporated community in Audrain County, in the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the Unite ...
, an unincorporated community
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Skinner Butte
Skinner Butte (often mistakenly called Skinner's Butte) is a prominent hill on the north edge of downtown Eugene, Oregon, United States, near the Willamette River. A local landmark, it honors city founder Eugene Skinner and is the site ...
, a prominent hill beside the Willamette River in Oregon
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Skinner Reservoir
Skinner Reservoir, also known as Lake Skinner, is a reservoir in western Riverside County, California, located at the foot of Bachelor Mountain in the Auld Valley, approximately northeast of Temecula. It was created in 1973 by the construction o ...
, a reservoir in Riverside County, California
Other uses
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''Skinner'' (film), a 1993 horror film
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The Skinner
''The Skinner'' is a 2002 science fiction novel by Neal Asher
Neal Asher (born 4 February 1961) is an English science fiction writer. He lives near Chelmsford.
Career
Both of Asher's parents are educators and science fiction fans. Althoug ...
'', a 2002 science fiction novel by Neal Asher
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Skinner, Inc.
Skinner (colloquially Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers) was an American auction house headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts. It has been among the world's leading auction houses for antiques and fine art.
In 2022, Skinner has been acqu ...
, also known as Skinner, an auction house for fine art and antiques
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The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles
''The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles (Macrolepidoptera)'' by Bernard Skinner is a single volume identification guide to the macromoths of Britain and Ireland. The first edition was published in 1984, and a second, revi ...
'', referred to as Skinner, by Bernard Skinner
See also
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Skinners (disambiguation)
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