curtidor; aquele que trabalha com peles
1. A person whose occupation is removing and preparing animal skins or hides for use
The skinner worked at the tannery, processing leather from cattle hides.
O curtidor trabalhava na curtume, processando couro de peles de gado.
2. A person who skins animals; one who removes the skin from an animal carcass
The skinner carefully removed the pelt from the deer.
O esfolador removeu cuidadosamente a pele do veado.
3. Historical term for a person engaged in the fur trade or hide trade
Early American skinners traded furs with Native Americans.
Os curtidores americanos iniciais comercializavam peles com indígenas.
4. Surname; family name of English origin
B.F. Skinner was a renowned American psychologist.
B.F. Skinner foi um renomado psicólogo americano.
The term 'Skinner' is primarily a historical occupational title and surname, most commonly recognized as the family name of B.F. Skinner, the influential psychologist who developed behaviorism. In colonial America and frontier contexts, skinners were essential traders in the fur and hide industries. The term is less commonly used in modern contexts except when referring to the surname or in historical discussions of medieval crafts and early American frontier life.
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