What is another word for currier?

Pronunciation: [kˈʌɹɪə] (IPA)

Currier is a profession that involves the process of softening and preserving animal hides, specifically smooth leather. Synonyms for currier could include leather dresser, tanner, or hide finisher. A leather dresser refers to someone who produces leather by tanning, coloring, and finishing animal hides. A tanner is someone who turns animal hides into leather by treating them with tannins. A hide finisher, on the other hand, is someone who takes the raw hides and prepares them for commercial purposes. Regardless of the synonym used, all refer to the process of converting raw animal hides into usable leather material for various purposes such as clothing, footwear, and upholstery.

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Usage examples for Currier

The father of Jethro Bass, Nathan the currier, had once, in a youthful lapse, permitted a Baptist preacher to immerse him in Coniston Water.
"Coniston, Book I."
Winston Churchill
You resemble those young men who do not know where to choose their lovers; you repulse honest folk; to earn your favours, one has to be a lamp-seller, a cobbler, a tanner or a currier.
"The Eleven Comedies"
Aristophanes et al
No currier shall curry hides which have not been tanned.
"Our Legal Heritage, 4th Ed."
S. A. Reilly

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