furrier

[ fur-ee-er ]

/ ˈfɜr i ər /

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noun

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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Origin of furrier

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

Words nearby furrier

furocoumarin, furor, furore, furphy, furred, furrier, furriery, furriner, furring, furring strip, furrow

Other definitions for furrier (2 of 2)

furrier²

[ fur-ee-er ]

/ ˈfɜr i ər /

adjective

comparative of furry.

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How to use furrier in a sentence

In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the trade of the furrier was one of the most flourishing industries.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
The aide-de-camp of Calvin and Theodore de Beze contrasted admirably with the son of the furrier.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
Before belonging to the new religion, the son of a furrier ought to wait until the rest of the world belongs to it.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
The old furrier went at once to see him, and learned at last that Christophe was still living, though a prisoner.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac

In this story we find the furrier engaged in a monologue, in which he tells of his delight in making the Rabbi's cap.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener

British Dictionary definitions for furrier

furrier

/ (ˈfʌrɪə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for furrier

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

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