(behavioral sciences) A box or cage in which a subject (usually an animal) may be isolated from outside influences and studied; used in operant conditioning experiments where the subject can operate a lever to obtain a reward or avoid a painful shock.

Having a thick skin. / Not easily offended. / Insensitive to the feelings of others; callous. / (obsolete) Obtuse, thick, intellectually dull or insensitive.

(idiomatic) Overly sensitive to criticism; quick to take offence; irritable; touchy / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see thin, skinned.

Resilient; able to endure hardship or criticism, with no apparent adverse effects.

Someone who skins animals. / A hunting knife used for skinning animals. / One who deals in skins, pelts, or hides. / (prison slang, derogatory) A sex offender.

Having skin. / Covered in a thin membrane resembling skin. / Having skin (or similar outer layer) totally or partially removed. / (slang) Stripped of money or property.

simple past tense and past participle of skin

The techniques and theories of B. F. Skinner.

plural of skinner

A surname originating as an occupation. / An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri, United States.