different between furrier vs hurrier

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman, from Old French forreor, from fourrer (“to line or trim with fur”)

Pronunciation

• (noun):
  • (UK, NYC) IPA^(key): /?f??i.?/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /?f??i??/, [?f??i?], enPR: fûr'?-?r
• (adjective):
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /?f???i.?/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /?f??i??/, [?f?i?], enPR: fûr'?-?r
• Rhymes: -?ri?(r)
• Hyphenation: fur?rier

Noun

furrier (plural furriers)

1. A person who sells, makes, repairs, alters, cleans, or otherwise deals in clothing made of fur.
2. (historical, Britain) A person who secures accommodation for an army.

   Robert Monro (1637) , chapter 1, in Monro, His Expedition with the Worthy Scots Regiment (called Mac-Keyes-regiment) Levied in August 1626, page 33: “The Furriers sent before, to divide the Quarters.”

   Synonym: quartermaster

Synonyms

• peltmonger

Related terms

• furriery

Translations

References

“furrier, noun.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000

Adjective

furrier

1. comparative form of furry: more furry

See also

• farrier, ferrier

English

Etymology

hurry +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ri?(r)

Noun

hurrier (plural hurriers)

1. A person who hurries.
2. (Britain, obsolete) A young boy or girl employed in a coal mine to drag baskets or small wagons full of coal from the coal face where it was mined, up to the surface.

See also

• pit pony