skimmer

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They've found a way to steal your PIN code and your money with the help of a device called a skimmer, which they install on ATM machines.

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  1. noun One that skims, such as a large perforated spoon used in skimming liquids.
  2. noun A light, usually straw hat with a stiff wide brim and a flat shallow crown.
  3. noun Any of several chiefly coastal birds of the genus Rynchops, having long narrow wings and a long bill with a longer lower mandible for skimming the water's surface for food.
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  • Neighbors smiled to see us together; I bought for one dollar a straw skimmer, and when I tipped it to passing ladies, with my own lady on my arm, began to feel as if I might one day become a man after all. —  FSF - March2006
  • The skimmer was an Armadillo AC-IIb, a light assault vehicle left behind by the Union Guard after the Revolution; there were four seats within the bubble, two forward for the pilot and co-pilot, two in back for the gunner and engineer. —  Asimov'sSF,April-May2007
  • Run Once the skimmer was clear of the shed, he twisted the yoke hard to the right, aiming for the nearby creek. —  Asimov'sSF,April-May2007
  • So the skimmer was drafted into service to allow a boarding party to go alongside suspect vessels while leaving the WPB free to maneuver in the vicinity and able to pursue any would-be evaders or take defensive action if necessary. —  Brown Waters, Black Berets
  • In the grav-skimmer were four men in their early twenties. —  Analog March, 1971
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