ferrier

== English == === Etymology === From ferry +‎ -er. === Noun === ferrier (plural ferriers) (rare) a ferryman ==== Translations ==== === See also === farrier, furrier === Anagrams === Ferreri == French == === Etymology === Taken from the Old French ferrier, from Latin ferrārius, from ferrum (“iron”); alternatively, fer +‎ -ier. Only used in historical contexts in modern French. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛ.ʁje/ ~ /fe.ʁje/ === Noun === ferrier m (plural ferriers, feminine ferrière) (historical) a farrier (historical) a blacksmith (historical) a small mound, heap, or hill composed of the remnants or by-products (slag/dross/scoria) of an ancient iron forge or bloomery, especially from the late Iron age and Gallo-Roman era in France ==== See also ==== forgeron === Further reading === “ferrier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012