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furrier¹

  • /ˈfʌɹi.ə/ UK
  • /ˈfʊɹi.ə/ Northern England
  • /ˈfʌɾe.əɾ/ Scotland
  • /ˈfɜɹiəɹ/ US
  • [ˈfɝˑiɚ] US
  • /ˈfʌɹi.ə(ɹ)/ New York City, Philadelphia

Where it comes from

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

noun furriers

  1. A person who sells, makes, repairs, alters, cleans, or otherwise deals in pelts or in clothing made of fur. The furrier went on to say that he had a real beaute of a Canadian three-quarter squirrel just in.

    Similar: fur trader, peltmonger

furrier²

  • /ˈfʌɹi.ə/ UK
  • /ˈfʊɹi.ə/ Northern England
  • /ˈfʌɾe.əɾ/ Scotland
  • /ˈfɜɹiəɹ/ US
  • [ˈfɝˑiɚ] US
  • /ˈfʌɹi.ə(ɹ)/ New York City, Philadelphia

Where it comes from

From Middle English forreour, from Old French forrier, forrour, feureur. See foray.

noun furriers

  1. UK, historical A person who secures accommodation for an army. The Furriers sent before, to divide the Quarters.

    Similar: quartermaster

furrier³

  • /ˈfɜːɹi.ə/ UK
  • /ˈfeːɹi.ə/
  • /ˈfɛːɹi.ə/
  • /ˈfʌɾe.əɾ/ Scotland
  • /ˈfɜɹiəɹ/ US
  • [ˈfɝiɚ] US

Rhymes with -ʌɹiə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

adjective

  1. comparative comparative form of furry: more furry

Furrier⁴

noun Furriers

  1. archaic Archaic form of furrier

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noun person who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur

Españolpeletero, peletera
中文毛皮商
Françaisfourreur, fourreuse, pelletier, pelletière
DeutschKürschner, Kürschnerin
Italianopellicciaio, pellicciaia
Românăblănar, blănăreasă
Русскиймеховщи́к mexovščík, скорня́к skornják

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@misc{furrier_2026,
  title = {furrier},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/furrier},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}