fur·ri·er

(fûr′ē-ər)

1. One that deals in furs.

2. One whose occupation is the dressing, designing, cleaning, or repairing of furs.

[Alteration (influenced by clothier) of Middle English furrer, from Anglo-Norman furrere, from Old French forrer, to line with fur; see fur.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

furrier

(ˈfʌrɪə)

(Clothing & Fashion) a person whose occupation is selling, making, dressing, or repairing fur garments

[C14: furour, from Old French fourrer to trim or line with fur]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

fur•ri•er¹

(ˈfɜr i ər)

n.

a person who buys and sells furs, or one who makes, repairs, or cleans furs and fur garments.

[1570–80]

fur•ri•er²

(ˈfɜr i ər)

adj.

comparative of furry.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

furrier - someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments

cloakmaker

garment worker, garmentmaker, garment-worker - a person who makes garments

Translations

بائِع الفِراء

kožešník

buntmagerpelshandler

Kürschner

peletero

fourreur

krznar

szûcs

feldskeri; pelsasali

pellicciaio conciatore

buntmaker

скорняк

kožušník

kürkçü

皮货商

furrier

[ˈfʌrɪəʳ] N → peletero/a m/f
furrier's (shop) → peletería f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

furrier

n → Kürschner(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

furrier

[ˈfʌrɪəʳ] n → pellicciaio/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fur

(fəː) noun

1. the thick, short, fine hair of certain animals.

2. the skin(s) of these animals, often used to make or decorate clothes etc for people. a hat made of fur; (also adjective) a fur coat.

3. a coat, cape etc made of fur. She was wearing her fur.

furrier (ˈfariə) , ((American) ˈfə:-) noun

a person who (makes and) sells furs.

ˈfurry adjective

1. covered with fur. a furry animal.

2. like fur. furry material.

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References in classic literature

"Bravely spoken, Sire Gilles Lecornu, master furrier of king's robes!" cried the little student, clinging to the capital.

A shout of laughter from all the students greeted the unlucky name of the poor furrier of the king's robes.

The big furrier, without uttering a word in reply, tried to escape all the eyes riveted upon him from all sides; but he perspired and panted in vain; like a wedge entering the wood, his efforts served only to bury still more deeply in the shoulders of his neighbors, his large, apoplectic face, purple with spite and rage.

Meanwhile, the sworn bookseller of the university, Master Andry Musnier, was inclining his ear to the furrier of the king's robes, Master Gilles Lecornu.

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Astor became acquainted with a countryman of his, a furrier by trade.

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His father was a shoemaker, his uncle a furrier, and he, being a younger son, was apprenticed to the latter's trade.

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Thus, it is well known to furriers that animals of the same species have thicker and better fur the more severe the climate is under which they have lived; but who can tell how much of this difference may be due to the warmest-clad individuals having been favoured and preserved during many generations, and how much to the direct action of the severe climate?

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We met Hudson Bay furriers out of the Great Preserve, hurrying to make their departure from Bonavista with sable and black fox for the insatiable markets.

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The Super Furry Animals are back after a two year gap and furrier than ever.

Best is yeti to come

The grey squirrel is probably a bigger threat to wildlife than the mink or the fox and, like the mink, is best displayed in a furrier's window.

Grey threat

It's back for 11 weeks with dear Rolf Harris looking far furrier than anything on the vet's table and Shauna Lowry winning a desperate battle not to wrinkle up her nose at a vet up to her armpit in a cow's uterus.

Snakes alive! What a hissing good yarn

The Fur Vault, a nine-store chain in the Northeast, has closed five of its stores and was unloaded by owner "Fred the Furrier" in 1989.

Fur flies as debate rages: is the fur industry bouncing back?

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