furrier
Other forms: furriers
A furrier is a person who either makes clothing out of fur, repairs fur garments, or sells them. Your great-grandma's long mink coat probably originally came from a furrier.
If you're an animal lover, you might prefer the comparative adjective furrier, as in "My rabbit's furrier than your pug," to the profession known by the same name. A furrier makes clothing and other items from the fur of animals. The word comes from the Old French forrer, "line with fur," or simply "cover or fill with."
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someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garmentssynonyms: cloakmaker
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