Dictionary.com

furrier

1
[ fur-ee-er ]
/ ˈfɜr i ər /

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.

QUIZZES

CAN YOU GUESS THESE WORDS FROM AROUND THE US?

American English is not always as it appears to be ... get to know regional words in this quiz!
Question 1 of 10
A bet is synonymous with a wager, but what does it mean in New York?
Often it means something is impossible.
It’s another way to agree with someone.
It serves as an apology.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of furrier

1
1570–80; re-formation, perhaps after clothier, of earlier English, Middle English furrer<Anglo-French; see fur, -er2

Words nearby furrier

furore, furor epilepticus, furosemide, furphy, furred, furrier, furriery, furriner, furring, furring strip, furrow

Definition for furrier (2 of 2)

furrier2
[ fur-ee-er ]
/ ˈfɜr i ər /

adjective

comparative of furry.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Words related to furrier

fuzzy, shaggy, woolly, bristly, bushy, fleecy, flocculent, hirsute, pilose, pilous, stubbly, whiskered

Example sentences from the Web for furrier

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012