furrier

noun

fur·​ri·​er ˈfər-ē-ər How to pronounce furrier (audio)
ˈfə-rē-
1
: a fur dealer
2
a
: one that dresses furs
b
: one that makes, repairs, alters, or cleans fur garments

Examples of furrier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The screenwriting duo combine the slapstick comedy of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplain with the zany antics of Road Runner and Bugs Bunny cartoons in a 19th-century cracked fable about a cider entrepreneur turned furrier trying to outsmart a pack of much brighter beavers and rabbits. Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024 For the wife of a furrier who had grown up in the outer boroughs and had an accent to match, Ms. Mason’s suggestion was to pretend to have a cold and stay mum and let her husband do the talking during the board interview. Penelope Green, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024 Her father, Harry, was a telegraph operator during World War I and then a furrier who brought the family west in the mid-1930s. Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2023 There’s an obvious mood to the photographs in Metropolitan Melancholia: An old Greek furrier sits behind window bars in his office near Penn Station, his face pensive. Curbed, 20 Oct. 2023 His parents were Jewish immigrants from Austria — his father was a furrier, his mother a homemaker — and his younger brother, Lawrence, followed him into academia, founding the American studies department at Brandeis University. Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023 The organization, which is now a charity that works with schools and housing shelters, has its roots in the medieval trade guild of furriers and was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1327. Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023 His father was a furrier. Don R. Hecker, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023 Other longtime furriers include Silver Fox Furs and Wolverine Furs. Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

alteration of Middle English furrer, from Anglo-French furrere, from furrer to fur — more at fur

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of furrier was in the 14th century

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“Furrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/furrier. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

furrier

noun
fur·​ri·​er ˈfər-ē-ər How to pronounce furrier (audio)
: a person who deals in furs

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