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; fur, -er ²

Example Sentences

Slowly, mechanically, the old furrier stopped and began to gather up his clothing.

From Literature

The only child of a furrier, he dealt with loneliness by immersing himself in adventure stories.

From BBC

Besides, that furrier sold us a scented oil he uses to trap mountain lions, and who can resist a plan involving a mountain lion?

From Literature

Inskip and her colleagues zeroed in on the medieval city of Winchester, which had not only skinners, tailors, and furriers, but also a hospital for leprosy patients.

From Science Magazine

His father, Joseph, worked as a welder for the Singer sewing machine company, and his mother, Louise, sewed for a furrier.

From New York Times