farrier
pronunciation
How to pronounce farrier in British English:
UK [ˈfæriə(r)]
How to pronounce farrier in American English:
US [ˈfæriɚ]
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- Noun:
- a person who shoes horses
Word Origin
- farrier
- farrier: [16] Etymologically, a farrier is a ‘worker in iron’. The word comes via Old French ferrier from Latin ferrārius, a derivative of ferum. This meant literally ‘iron’ (it is the source of English ferrous [19], and may well have been borrowed from a Semitic source), and already in classical times was being applied metaphorically to implements made from iron, particularly ‘swords’. Its use for ‘horseshoe’, on which the meaning of farrier is based, is a medieval Latin development.=> ferrous
- farrier (n.)
- 1560s, "one who shoes horses," from Middle French ferrier "blacksmith," from Latin ferrarius "blacksmith," noun use of adjective meaning "of iron," from ferrum "iron" (in Medieval Latin, also "horseshoe"); see ferro-. An earlier form of it in English was ferrer, ferrour "ironsmith" (late 12c. as a surname), from Old French ferreor, from Medieval Latin ferrator "blacksmith."
Example
- 1. I wish you were here mr. farrier .
- 2. She stands nicely for the farrier , however !
- 3. Communication with , and assistance for treating veterinarian , farrier , fire brigade , sanitary organisation , police .
- 4. You were a lucky guy mr. farrier .
- 5. I love you mr. farrier .