furrier:
(plural: ‘furriers‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘u’ rhymes with the letter ‘u’ in the word “urge”)
a model in a fur coat
a person who prepares furs for use as clothes, and makes fur clothes and/or sells them;
a dealer in furs; a fur dresser; a cloakmaker,
Bill Talidis, the best furrier in the USA
In the past real animal fur coats were in great demand and a furrier used to enjoy a thumping business.
Most furriers in the present fur business are facing problems from two different sources: form governments who, in the name of wild life protection regulations, demand the furriers to prove that the furs they sell are not from any endangered species of animal and not traded form poachers or smugglers, and from animal rights activists who demand the furriers to stop selling furs per se.
It used to be a status symbol to wear fur coats until a decade or two ago when a person’s wealth and grandeur were expressed in terms of the furs, mink coats worth millions, they wear; however, the scenario has changed and the wealthy are made to feel guilty, not proud, for wearing furs by the ever-present animal rights activists who stage protests at the ceremonies and celebrations where these filthy rich people wearing the best and the most expensive fur coasts show up.
A regular visitor to fashion designer shows is bound to notice that some of the bold designers are using furs, fur they get from fur farms, of course, and the fur trade is going to make a gradual come back and the furriers who have seen a slump in business for quite some time now may witness their fur business thriving again.
Note 2: ‘Furrier’, always with a capital ‘F’, is often found in the names of people, e.g. Barbara Furrier, John Furrier, Noel Furrier, etc. For an article that explains the origin of this word as a surname, please click here.
