ferrier

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noun

a ferryman

OriginFrench ferrier →
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Meanings

ferrier1

nounferrier (plural ferriers)

plural ferriers

  1. rarea ferryman

Ferrier2

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A commune in northeastern Haiti.

Origin

ferrier · noun

From ferry + -er.

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Ferrier · proper noun

  1. Frenchferrier“ironsmith”
  2. EnglishFerrier

* As a Scottish and English surname, from French ferrier (“ironsmith”). Compare Farrar, Farrier. * Also as a Scottish and English surname, from the noun ferrier (“ferryman”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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