skinner

• Nom désignant une personne qui traite ou commerce des peaux d'animaux, ou un ouvrier qui conduit des mules.

A noun referring to a person who prepares or deals in animal skins, or a worker who drives mules.

1. Leather workerB2formal

   A person who prepares, treats, or trades animal skins and hides.

   Travailleur du cuir

   • The skinner carefully treated the leather to make it soft.
   • In the old days, a skinner was an essential trade in many villages.
   • He worked as a skinner, supplying hides to the local tannery.

   Synonymescurriertanner

2. Mule driverC1formalamerican

   A worker who drives or manages mules, especially in a team or pack.

   Muleteer (conducteur de mules)

   • The skinner guided the mules along the narrow mountain trail.
   • Experienced skinners were highly valued on long supply routes.
   • He learned the skills of a skinner from his father, who worked on the wagon trains.

   Synonymesmule skinnermuleteer