spurrier

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UK/ˈspʌɹiə(ɹ)/UK/ˈspɜːɹiə(ɹ)/US/ˈspɝɹiɚ/

noun

A maker of spurs.

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spurmaker
OriginMiddle English sporiere →
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Meanings

spurrier1

nounspurrier (plural spurriers)

plural spurriers

  1. datedA maker of spurs.

    Gods so; my Spurrier! put 'em on Boy, quickly

    1625 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Staple of Newes. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Robert Allot […], published 1631, →OCLC, (please specify the page), (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)
    1 more example

    saddlers and spurriers would be ruined by hundreds.

    1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter III, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC

    Synonyms: spurmaker

Spurrier2

proper nounSpurrier (plural Spurriers)

plural Spurriers

  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a spurrier.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA maker of spurs.

Similar
spurmaker
Also see
spurmaker

Origin

spurrier · noun

  1. Middle Englishsporiere
  2. Englishspurrier

From Middle English sporiere; equivalent to spur + -ier.

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Spurrier · proper noun

English surname, from the noun spurrier (“maker of spurs”).

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Cite this entry
APA

spurrier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spurrier

MLA

“spurrier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spurrier. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spurrier,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spurrier.

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