different between harrier vs farrier

English

Etymology

harry +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?hæ?i.?(?)/
• Rhymes: -æ?i?(?)

Noun

harrier (plural harriers)

1. One who harries.
2. Any of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.
3. A runner, specifically, a cross country runner.
4. A kind of dog used to hunt hares; a harehound.

Derived terms

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French ferrier, from Latin ferrarius, from ferrum (“iron”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fæ?i.?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f??i.??/
  • (Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /?fæ?i.??/
• Rhymes: -æri?(r)

Noun

farrier (plural farriers)

1. A person who maintains the health and balance of horses' feet through the trimming of the hoof and fitting of horseshoes.

Synonyms

• blacksmith (informal)

Derived terms

• farriery

Translations

Verb

farrier (third-person singular simple present farriers, present participle farriering, simple past and past participle farriered)

1. (intransitive) To practise as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier.

See also

• ferrier, furrier

Anagrams

• Ferrari