Etymology

fourrier

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Today it means: A harbinger (someone who provides lodgings). Full definition →

French fourrier ← Old French forre
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  1. Old French · derived fromforre
  2. French · borrowed fromfourrier
  3. English todayfourrier

Borrowed from French fourrier, from Old French forre. See forage (noun).

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