fourrier

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noun

A harbinger (someone who provides lodgings).

OriginFrench fourrier ← Old French forre →
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Meanings

nounfourrier (plural fourriers)

plural fourriers

  1. obsoleteA harbinger (someone who provides lodgings).

Origin

  1. Old Frenchforre
  2. Frenchfourrier
  3. Englishfourrier

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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