furrier

¹ American  

[fur-ee-er] / ˈfɜr i ər /

noun

1. a person who buys and sells furs, or one who makes, repairs, or cleans furs and fur garments; a fur dealer or fur dresser.

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furrier ² American  

[fur-ee-er] / ˈfɜr i ər /

adjective

1. comparative of furry.

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furrier British  

/ ˈfʌrɪə /

noun

1. a person whose occupation is selling, making, dressing, or repairing fur garments

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Etymology

Origin of furrier

1570–80; re-formation, perhaps after clothier, of earlier English, Middle English furrer < Anglo-French; see fur, -er ²

Explanation

A furrier is a person who either makes clothing out of fur, repairs fur garments, or sells them. Your great-grandma's long mink coat probably originally came from a furrier. If you're an animal lover, you might prefer the comparative adjective furrier, as in "My rabbit's furrier than your pug," to the profession known by the same name. A furrier makes clothing and other items from the fur of animals. The word comes from the Old French forrer, "line with fur," or simply "cover or fill with."