furrier
pronunciation
How to pronounce furrier in British English:
UK [ˈfʌrɪə(r)]
How to pronounce furrier in American English:
US [ˈfəriɚ]
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- Noun:
- someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments
Word Origin
- furrier (n.)
- "dealer or dresser in furs," late 13c., as a surname, ffurrere, via Anglo-French from Old French forreor "furrier," from forrer "to line or trim with fur" (see fur (n.)).
Example
- 1. She remembered when she went on a picnic with the old furrier family .
- 2. He talked of being an artist before becoming a furrier , of being a proud jew and a friend to young artists . He tried not to think about what was next .
- 3. Mary ann lettieri said last weekend as she burst into manhattan furrier in greenpoint , brooklyn , relieved to see mr. feller back after his shop had been shuttered for months .
- 4. With the continuously deep-going reform of china 's financial sector , competition among the banks in china is furrier .