currier

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/ˈkʌɹɪɚ/South Asia/ˈkərɪjə(r)/

noun

A specialist in the leather processing industry, who dresses the leather by beating, rubbing, scraping and colouring.

OriginOld French corier ← Latin coriarius →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

currier1

nouncurrier (plural curriers)

plural curriers

  1. A specialist in the leather processing industry, who dresses the leather by beating, rubbing, scraping and colouring.
  2. One who grooms a horse with a curry comb.

Currier2

proper nounCurrier (plural Curriers)

plural Curriers

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

Origin

  1. Latincoriarius“tanner, currier”
  2. Old Frenchcorier
  3. Englishcurrier

From Old French corier, from Latin coriarius (“tanner, currier”).

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Translations

Bulgarian кожар
  • кожар (kožar)a specialist in the leather processing industry
Czech jirchář
  • jirchářa specialist in the leather processing industry
Russian коже́вник
  • коже́вник (kožévnik)a specialist in the leather processing industry
Slovak garbiar
  • garbiara specialist in the leather processing industry

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with currier

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Anagrams

Curreri
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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