currier

¹ American  

[kur-ee-er, kuhr-] / ˈkɜr i ər, ˈkʌr- /

noun

1. a person who dresses and colors leather after it is tanned.

2. a person who curries horses.

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Currier ² American  

[kur-ee-er, kuhr-] / ˈkɜr i ər, ˈkʌr- /

noun

1. Nathaniel, 1813–88, U.S. lithographer.

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currier British  

/ ˈkʌrɪə /

noun

1. a person who curries leather

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Etymology

Origin of currier

1350–1400; curry ² + -er ¹ ( def. ); replacing Middle English cur(r)iour, cor(r)iour < Anglo-French < Latin coriārius, equivalent to cori(um) leather + -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

“With rice, like in the dog. Currier is what makes the rice currier rice. It’s Curry in German.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

"The currier hurried to raise him up and, much moved, said: "'I do not forget that it is you who saved me when you were still in misfortune.

From Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures by Unknown

He was a currier in Philadelphia, a preacher in the Society of Friends, characterized by kindly feelings, and a very tender conscience.

From Isaac T. Hopper by Child, Lydia Maria Francis

Their skins, which were peculiarly fine, were cleansed and prepared by the armourer, who happened also to understand the trade of a currier.

From Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea by Webb, Archibald

Cock Lovell is a fraudulent currier who gathers round him a rascally collection of tradesmen.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various