English Explanatory Dictionary

currier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A specialist in the leather processing industry, who dresses the leather by beating, rubbing, scraping and colouring.
  2. One who grooms a horse with a curry comb.
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a currier.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʌɹɪɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-currier.wav /ˈkərɪjə(r)/

Word forms

currier curriers

Etymology

From Old French corier, from Latin coriarius (“tanner, currier”).

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