currier

¹ American  

[kur-ee-er, kuhr-] / ˈkɜr i ər, ˈkʌr- /

noun

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

2. a person who curries horses.

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Currier ² American  

[kur-ee-er, kuhr-] / ˈkɜr i ər, ˈkʌr- /

noun

1. Nathaniel, 1813–88, U.S. lithographer.

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currier British  

/ ˈkʌrɪə /

noun

1. a person who curries leather

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Etymology

Origin of currier

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

Example Sentences

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

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Shortly after, the boy was apprenticed to a tanner and currier, a severe man, chosen as his master in the hope that his rigid discipline might do something towards reclaiming him.

From Who Are Happiest? and Other Stories by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

Mr. Hill, of Chillicothe, Ohio, was for years, the leading tanner and currier in that section of country, buying up the hides of the surrounding country, and giving employment to large numbers of men.

From The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States by Delany, Martin Robison

He is certain to become a colourless and uninteresting child; he runs a grave risk of growing sly, broken-spirited, and a currier of favour.

From The Nervous Child by Cameron, Hector Charles

Sir William then ordered the tiger to be conveyed to the butchery, and uncoated preparatory to the operation the currier would have to perform on the skin previous to its exhibition in the dining-room.

From Forgotten Tales of Long Ago by Bedford, F. D.