currier
noun
a person who dresses and colors leather after it is tanned.
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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 settled in Sturbridge, as a farmer, also carrying on his trade of tanner and currier.
From Tea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party) by Francis S. (Francis Samuel) Drake
September 24, Thomas Ravendale, a currier, and John Hart, suffered at Mayfield, in Essex; and on the day following, a young man, a carpenter, died at Bristol with joyous constancy.
From Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs by John Foxe
Moslings, moz′lingz, n.pl. the thin shavings taken off by the currier in dressing skins.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
The merchants, thunderstruck by all these riches and generosity, remained silent for a moment; then they bowed low and bade the currier sit in the place of honour.
From Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures by Unknown
Now leading an independent company, Jim Currier is navigating the booming—and demanding—defense and aviation industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 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
Mr. Phillips’s message resonated with Gabriele Currier, 68, a retiree from Enfield, N.H., who plans to vote for him.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
She says that Phineas returns from New York to the family's New Hampshire home early in 1851 to work for Mr. Jonathan Currier in his livery stable in the nearby town of Hanover.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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