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Skinnier vs Skinner - What's the difference?

skinnier | skinner |

As an adjective skinnier

is comparative of skinny.

As a noun skinner is

someone who skins animals.

As a proper noun Skinner is

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skinnier

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Adjective

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  • (skinny)

    • skinny

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (informal) Having little flesh and fat; slim; slender; narrow; thin, generally beyond what looks beautiful.
    • Her recent weight loss has made her look rather skinny than slender
  • (informal, of food or beverages) Low-fat.
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  • Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping).
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    Noun

    (skinnies)
  • (colloquial) The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.
    • She called to get the skinny on the latest goings-on in the club.
  • A state of nakedness; nudity.
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  • A skinny being
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    • skinner

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who skins animals.
  • One who deals in skins, pelts, or hides.