Meanings
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noun
a person who prepares, makes, repairs, or sells garments and other goods made of fur
The furrier inspected the pelts before cutting them for the coat.
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Etymology
From Middle English forreour, through Old French forms meaning a dealer or worker in fur, from forre, 'fur lining.' The occupational noun is historically distinct in sense from furrier, the comparative of furry, even though modern spelling makes them identical.