Library / English Dictionary

CURRIER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A craftsman who curries leather for use

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("currier" is a kind of...):

artificer; artisan; craftsman; journeyman (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)

Derivation:

curry (treat by incorporating fat)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States lithographer who (with his partner James Ives) produced thousands of prints signed 'Currier & Ives' (1813-1888)

Synonyms:

Currier; Nathaniel Currier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

lithographer (a printmaker who uses lithography)

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