fourrier

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French fourrier, from Old French forre. See forage (noun).

Pronunciation

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Noun

fourrier (plural fourriers)

1. (obsolete) A harbinger (someone who provides lodgings).

References

• “fourrier”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

From Old French forier, from fuerre +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu.ʁje/

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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Noun

fourrier m (plural fourriers)

1. (military, historical) forager

   Synonym: fourrageur

2. harbinger

Related terms

• fourrage
• fourrière

Descendants

• → English: fourrier
• → German: Fourier, Furier
• → Italian: furiere
• → Swedish: furir

Further reading

• “fourrier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.