currier

¹

[ kur-ee-er, kuhr- ]

noun

1. a person who dresses and colors leather after it is tanned.
2. a person who curries horses.

Currier

²

[ kur-ee-er, kuhr- ]

noun

1. Nathaniel, 1813–88, U.S. lithographer. Compare Ives ( def 4 ).

currier

/ ˈkʌrɪə /

noun

1. a person who curries leather

Word History and Origins

Origin of currier¹

1350–1400; curry ² + -er ¹( def ); replacing Middle English cur(r)iour, cor(r)iour < Anglo-French < Latin coriārius, equivalent to cori(um) leather + -ārius -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of currier¹

C14: from Old French corier, from Latin coriārius a tanner, from corium leather

Example Sentences

“With rice, like in the dog. Currier is what makes the rice currier rice. It’s Curry in German.”

From Literature

Stubbs was born in Liverpool, where his father was a successful currier, or leather craftsman, whose constant handling of animal hides may have spurred his son’s childhood interest in anatomy.

From New York Times

The word “currier,” though early confused in origin with “to curry,” is derived from the Late Lat. coriarius, a leather dresser, from corium, hide.

From Project Gutenberg

The carpenter and joiner, the currier, the shoemaker, the smith and goldsmith, the mason and painter, pursue their occupations before our eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

"The currier hurried to raise him up and, much moved, said: "'I do not forget that it is you who saved me when you were still in misfortune.

From Project Gutenberg