Definition of skinners:
(n) :
Someone who skins animals.
(n) :
One who deals in skins, pelts, or hides.
(n) :
A hunting knife used for skinning animal carcasses.
(n) :
A machine used for removing the skin from animal carcasses.
(n) :
(prison slang, derogatory) A sex offender.
(n) :
(gambling, slang) An instance of skinning the lamb, i.e. a bookmaker winning all of his bets where nobody backed the winner.