different between sinner vs skinner

English

Etymology

From Middle English synnere, sene?ere, from Old English *syn?ere, *synnere, from Proto-Germanic *sund?rijaz (“sinner”), equivalent to sin +? -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Säänder (“sinner”), West Frisian sûnder (“sinner”), Dutch zondaar (“sinner”), German Low German Sünder, Sünner (“sinner”), German Sünder (“sinner”), Danish synder (“sinner”), Swedish syndare (“sinner”), Icelandic syndari (“sinner”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?s?n?/
• Rhymes: -?n?(?)
• Homophone: center (pin-pen merger)

Noun

sinner (plural sinners)

1. A person who sins or has sinned.

   Synonyms: criminal, evildoer, offender

2. A person who sins or has sinned by the action or identity indicated or previously mentioned
3. (theology) An unregenerate person.
4. (figuratively, by extension) A person with negative qualities; one who does bad things.

   Are you a sinner or a saint?

Hyponyms

• fasiq (one who has sinned by violating Islamic law)

Derived terms

• sinnerhood

Translations

Anagrams

• inners, niners, renins

Norman

Etymology

From Latin sign?, sign?re, from signum (“mark, sign”).

Verb

sinner

1. (Jersey) to sign

English

Etymology

From Middle English skynner, skinner, skynnere, schynnere, equivalent to skin +? -er. Cognate with Old Norse skinnari (“skinner”), Old Swedish skinnare (“skinner”), Middle Low German schinder, schinner (“skinner”).

Pronunciation

Noun

skinner (plural skinners)

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

Translations

Danish

Noun

skinner c

1. indefinite plural of skinne

Verb

skinner

1. present of skinne

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

skinner m or f

1. indefinite plural of skinne

Verb

skinner

1. present of skinne