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.

furrier

²

[ fur-ee-er ]

adjective

1. comparative of furry.

furrier

/ ˈfʌrɪə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of furrier¹

1570–80; re-formation, perhaps after clothier, of earlier English, Middle English furrer < Anglo-French; fur, -er ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of furrier¹

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

Example Sentences

In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the trade of the furrier was one of the most flourishing industries.

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The aide-de-camp of Calvin and Theodore de Beze contrasted admirably with the son of the furrier.

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Before belonging to the new religion, the son of a furrier ought to wait until the rest of the world belongs to it.

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The old furrier went at once to see him, and learned at last that Christophe was still living, though a prisoner.

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In this story we find the furrier engaged in a monologue, in which he tells of his delight in making the Rabbi's cap.

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