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

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

From BBC

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

The building’s original architect was Henry Fernbach, and over the years it housed furriers, apparel factories and a parking garage favored by a bootlegging ring.

From New York Times

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

After immigrating to America, he became a furrier who died in 1992.

From Salon