: one that makes, repairs, alters, or cleans fur garments
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebHis father, Martin, a Romanian immigrant, was a furrier and hotelier. Sam Roberts, New York Times, 15 July 2022 His father, Martin, a Romanian immigrant, was a furrier and hotelier. Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2022 Muriel Elaine Deutsch was born on Aug. 26, 1927, in Chicago, where her father, Lester, was a furrier and her mother, Sylvia (Friedman) Deutsch, was a homemaker who helped with the fur business’s bookkeeping. Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2021 Meet Mojo, a Miniature Pinscher rescue, who enjoys greeting customers in the showroom and greeting workers in the back room of a Cleveland furrier, with his co-worker Robert See.cleveland, 18 June 2021 Her students have included a physician from Syria, a businesswoman from Japan and a furrier from Poland. Mary Compton, chicagotribune.com, 21 Apr. 2021 His father was a furrier, a trade that didn't interest Rockler. John Ewoldt, Star Tribune, 22 Jan. 2021 Raised by a family in New York City, Nathan was trained as as furrier, but hated it, according to his grandson. Melanie Savage, courant.com, 28 Dec. 2020 His mother was a homemaker from what is now Ukraine, and his father was a furrier and shop owner from Poland.Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
alteration of Middle English furrer, from Anglo-French furrere, from furrer to fur — more at fur