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; see fur, -er ²

Explanation

A furrier is a person who either makes clothing out of fur, repairs fur garments, or sells them. Your great-grandma's long mink coat probably originally came from a furrier. If you're an animal lover, you might prefer the comparative adjective furrier, as in "My rabbit's furrier than your pug," to the profession known by the same name. A furrier makes clothing and other items from the fur of animals. The word comes from the Old French forrer, "line with fur," or simply "cover or fill with."

Example Sentences

McCormick’s aunt, Fairbanks furrier Helen Callahan, claimed she was “insane,” and McCormick was admitted to Morningside April 5, 1930, after a jury confirmed Callahan’s diagnosis, records show.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024

On Nov. 8, 1938, a Gestapo neighbor stopped Jules Schulback, a young Jewish furrier in Berlin.

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023

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

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2023

Helen had worked on the buses and been a furrier and a bookie, and when a romance broke up, she went down to stay with her brother in Reading.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2022

He was now a wealthy furrier and a thoroughly nonobservant Jew.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok