Meaning

2 senses
  1. A person who sells, makes, repairs, alters, cleans, or otherwise deals in pelts or in clothing made of fur.

    Kürschner, Kürschnerin

    меховщи́кmexovščík, скорня́кskornják

    хутровикxutrovyk, кушнірkušnir

  2. (UK, historical)A person who secures accommodation for an army.

More definitions
  • someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur:
Русский
By meaning 1
person who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur:

Origin

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

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

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

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Forms

plural: furriers
Singularfurrier
Pluralfurriers

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments:cloakmaker

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
furrier — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto