furrier

1
[ fur-ee-er ]

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.

Origin of furrier

1
1570–80; re-formation, perhaps after clothier, of earlier English, Middle English furrer<Anglo-French; see fur, -er2

Other definitions for furrier (2 of 2)

furrier2
[ fur-ee-er ]

adjective
  1. comparative of furry.

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How to use furrier in a sentence

  • A relative of the Virlaz family, well-to-do Jewish furriers of Leipsic.

    Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
  • Naturally the sumptuary laws about the wearing of fur were perpetually infringed upon, to the great satisfaction of the furriers.

    Catherine de' Medici | Honore de Balzac
  • Florist shops, furriers, haberdashers, confectioners—all followed in rapid succession.

    Sister Carrie | Theodore Dreiser
  • The dealers pay from 50 cents for a bear skull to 15 cents for a fox, tho taxidermists and furriers often pay much more.

    Deadfalls and Snares | A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
  • Furriers have remarked that in fruitful regions more furs of female animals are always to be had than in unfruitful districts.

British Dictionary definitions for furrier

furrier

/ (ˈfʌrɪə) /


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

Origin of furrier

1
C14: furour, from Old French fourrer to trim or line with fur

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