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CURRIER

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Overview

CURRIER (noun)
  The noun CURRIER has 2 senses:

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

2. a craftsman who curries leather for useplay

  Familiarity information: CURRIER used as a noun is rare.


English dictionary: Word details


CURRIER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Currier; Nathaniel Currier

Instance hypernyms:

lithographer (a printmaker who uses lithography)


Sense 2

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)


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