furrier

noun

1. a person who buys and sells furs, or one who makes, repairs, or cleans furs and fur garments; a fur dealer or fur dresser.

adjective

1. comparative of furry.

adjective, fur·ri·er, fur·ri·est.

1. consisting of or resembling fur: a deep, furry rug in front of the fireplace; the furry undergrowth of the forest.
2. covered with fur; wearing fur: Many furry animals are in danger of becoming extinct.
3. obstructed or coated as if with fur: a furry voice; a furry tongue.
4. Slang. terrifying; hair-raising.

noun

1. a person whose occupation is selling, making, dressing, or repairing fur garments

adjective -rier or -riest

1. covered with fur or something furlike
2. of, relating to, or resembling fur
3. another word for furred (def. 5)
4. Also: furred (of the tongue) coated with whitish cellular debris

n.

late 13c., furrere, via Anglo-French, from Old French forreor, from fourrer “to line or trim with fur.”

adj.

1670s, from fur + -y (2). As a noun, in reference to “anthropomorphic animal characters with human personalities,” by 1996. Related: Furriness.