furrier

English

Furrier, 1568

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman, from Old French forreor, from fourrer (“to line or trim with fur”)

Pronunciation

(noun):
- (UK, NYC) IPA^(key): /ˈfʌɹi.ə/
- (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfɜɹiəɹ/, [ˈfɝˑiɚ], enPR: fûr'ē-ər
(adjective):
- (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɜːɹi.ə/
- (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfɜɹiəɹ/, [ˈfɝiɚ], enPR: fûr'ē-ər
Rhymes: -ʌriə(r)
Hyphenation: fur‧rier

Noun

furrier (plural furriers)

A person who sells, makes, repairs, alters, cleans, or otherwise deals in clothing made of fur.
(historical, Britain) A person who secures accommodation for an army.
Robert Monro (1637), chapter 1, in Monro, His Expedition with the Worthy Scots Regiment (called Mac-Keyes-regiment) Levied in August 1626, page 33: “The Furriers sent before, to divide the Quarters.”

Synonym: quartermaster

Synonyms

peltmonger

Related terms

furriery

Translations

person who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur

Bulgarian: кожар (bg) m (kožar), кожухар m (kožuhar)
Czech: kožešník (cs) m
French: fourreur (fr) m, pelletier (fr) m
Galician: peleteiro (gl) m
German: Kürschner (de) m
Hungarian: szűcs (hu)
Italian: pellicciaio (it) m
Persian: واتگر‎‎ (fa) (vātgar)

Polish: kuśnierz (pl) m
Romanian: blănar (ro) m, blănăreasă (ro) f
Russian: меховщи́к (ru) m (mexovščík), скорня́к (ru) m (skornják)
Serbo-Croatian: kr̀znar (sh) m
Spanish: peletero m, f
Turkish: kürkçü (tr)
Walloon: peaslî (wa) m
Yiddish: קירזשנער‎‎ m (kirzhner)

References

“furrier, noun.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Adjective

furrier

comparative form of furry: more furry

See also

farrier, ferrier

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