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Synonyms for skinner
Synonyms: Noun
bilk, bilker, cheat, cheater, chiseler (or chiseller), confidence man, cozener, defrauder, dodger, fakir, finagler, fraudster [chiefly British], hoaxer, scammer, scamster, shark, sharper, sharpie (or sharpy), swindler, tricker, trickster
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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 himRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Hunters employ rural people in their rustic camps as trackers and skinners and gun bearers—skills that photographic safari operators do not want. — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, "Elephant Hunting Has Returned to Botswana. But There Is a Way to Stop It.," 6 June 2019 Just to put this in perspective, a regulation beam is even skinner than the length of an iPhone 6. — Elisa, Seventeen, "8 Unbelievable Photos Every "Dancing With the Stars" Fan Needs to See of Nastia Liukin," 6 Apr. 2015 Hunters employ rural people in their rustic camps as trackers and skinners and gun bearers—skills that photographic safari operators do not want. — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, "Elephant Hunting Has Returned to Botswana. But There Is a Way to Stop It.," 6 June 2019 Just to put this in perspective, a regulation beam is even skinner than the length of an iPhone 6. — Elisa, Seventeen, "8 Unbelievable Photos Every "Dancing With the Stars" Fan Needs to See of Nastia Liukin," 6 Apr. 2015 In the meantime Elizabeth and Michael manage a motley staff of hide-skinners, a hugely profitable venture as westward expansion eradicates the last of the big herds, wipes out indigenous people and makes way for the railroads. — Rick Bass, New York Times, "No Country for Young Widows," 10 Oct. 2017 Bleh has invested in a new grinder, tripled the size of his smokehouse and bought an expensive hot dog skinner. — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, "What's old is new again at Downtown meat market Avril Bleh," 30 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'skinner.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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