currier
noun
a person who dresses and colors leather after it is tanned.
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currier
1 American
[kur-ee-er, kuhr-]
/ ˈkɜr i ər, ˈkʌr- /
Currier
2
American
[kur-ee-er, kuhr-]
/ ˈkɜr i ər, ˈkʌr- /
noun
currier
British
/ ˈkʌrɪə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of currier
1350–1400; curry 2 + -er 1 ( def. ); replacing Middle English cur(r)iour, cor(r)iour < Anglo-French < Latin coriārius, equivalent to cori(um) leather + -ārius -ary
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“With rice, like in the dog. Currier is what makes the rice currier rice. It’s Curry in German.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
He had a long account with his currier.
From The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales by Hannah More
The other disciples taunted them with having a father who was a currier; they were obliged to leave.
From Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire
Our ancestor Hong The-just was a currier by trade; he cut and scraped the skins that were entrusted to him.
From Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures by Unknown
I worked, during my second ten years, as a journeyman tanner and currier; knocked by fate and the boss from shop to shop and from town to town.
From An Anarchist Woman by Hutchins Hapgood
“Demand for our solutions remains robust with 9% orders growth over the last 12 months,” Currier said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
He noted that within the past couple of weeks, Jim Currier, the CEO of Honeywell’s aerospace technologies business, met with President Donald Trump.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026
New Mexico Oil and Gas Association CEO Missi Currier said the disagreement between Legislature and State Land Office threatens to penalize petroleum producers and public beneficiaries as leases are sidelined.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
Dr. Mary Currier, who led the department from 2010 to 2018, said lawmakers were blind to the agency’s mission.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
“With rice, like in the dog. Currier is what makes the rice currier rice. It’s Curry in German.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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