Meanings
furrier1
plural furriers
- A person who sells, makes, repairs, alters, cleans, or otherwise deals in pelts or in clothing made of fur.
The furrier went on to say that he had a real beaute of a Canadian three-quarter squirrel just in.
1972, H. E. Bates, The Song of the WrenSynonyms: fur trader, peltmonger
furrier2
plural furriers
- UKhistoricalA person who secures accommodation for an army.
The Furriers sent before, to divide the Quarters.
1637, Robert Monro, chapter 1, in Monro, His Expedition with the Worthy Scots Regiment (called Mac-Keyes-regiment) Levied in August 1626, page 33Synonyms: quartermaster
furrier3
Furrier4
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who sells, makes, repairs, alters, cleans, or otherwise deals in pelts or in clothing made of fur.
nounA person who secures accommodation for an army.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsomeone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
furrier · noun
- Old Frenchforreor
- Englishfurrier
From Anglo-Norman, from Old French forreor, from fourrer (“to line or trim with fur”).
More words from Old French
Full word history & related roots →furrier · noun
- Old Frenchforrier
- Middle Englishforreour
- Englishfurrier
From Middle English forreour, from Old French forrier, forrour, feureur. See foray.
More words from Middle English, Old French
Full word history & related roots →furrier · adjective
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian кожар, кожухар
- кожар (kožar)person who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- кожухар (kožuhar)person who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Chinese Mandarin 毛皮商
- 毛皮商person who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Czech kožešník, kožišník
- kožešníkperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- kožišníkperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Danish buntmager, buntmagerske
- buntmagerperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- buntmagerskeperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Dutch bontwerker, bontwerkster
- bontwerkerperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- bontwerksterperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Esperanto peltisto, peltistino
- peltistoperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- peltistinoperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Estonian kasuksepp, köösner
- kasukseppperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- köösnerperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Finnish turkkuri
- turkkuriperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
French fourreur, fourreuse
- fourreurperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- fourreuseperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- pelletierperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- pelletièreperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
German Kürschner, Kürschnerin
- Kürschnerperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- Kürschnerinperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Hungarian szűcs
- szűcsperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Italian pellicciaio, pellicciaia
- pellicciaioperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- pellicciaiaperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Latin pelliō
- pelliōperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Norwegian Bokmål buntmaker, buntmakerske
- buntmakerperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- buntmakerskeperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Persian واتگر
- واتگر (vâtgar)person who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Polish kuśnierz, kuśnierka
- kuśnierzperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- kuśnierkaperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- futrzarzperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- futrzarkaperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Romanian blănar, blănăreasă
- blănarperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- blănăreasăperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Russian меховщи́к, скорня́к
- меховщи́к (mexovščík)person who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- скорня́к (skornják)person who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Slovak kožušník, kožušníčka
- kožušníkperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- kožušníčkaperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Spanish peletero, peletera
- peleteroperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- peleteraperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Swedish körsnär, körsnärska
- körsnärperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- körsnärskaperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- buntmakareperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- buntmakerskaperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Turkish kürkçü
- kürkçüperson who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Ukrainian хутровик, кушнір
- хутровик (xutrovyk)person who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- кушнір (kušnir)person who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Yiddish קירזשנער, קירזשנערין
- קירזשנער (kirzhner)person who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
- קירזשנערין (kirzhnerin)person who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with furrier
All rhymes →Cite this entry
furrier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furrier
“furrier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furrier. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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