Related Searches
Nearby Words

currier

 [kur-ee-er, kuhr-]   Origin

cur·ri·er

   [kur-ee-er, kuhr-]
noun
1.
a person who dresses and colors leather after it is tanned.
2.
a person who curries horses.
Origin:
1350–1400; curry2 + -er1; replacing Middle English cur(r)iour, cor(r)iour < Anglo-French < Latin coriārius, equivalent to cori(um) leather + -ārius -ary

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Currier is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Dictionary.com Unabridged

Cur·ri·er

   [kur-ee-er, kuhr-]
noun
Nathaniel, 1813–88, U.S. lithographer. Compare Ives (def. 4).
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To currier
Collins
World English Dictionary
currier (ˈkʌrɪə)
 
—n
a person who curries leather
 
[C14: from Old French corier, from Latin coriārius a tanner, from corium leather]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

currier
late 14c., "one who dresses and colors leather," from O.Fr. corier, from L. coriarius "tanner, currier," from corium "hide, leather, skin."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT