farrier Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who shoes horses
    horseshoer.

WordNet

Far"ri*er noun
Etymology
OE. farrour, ferrer, OF. ferreor, ferrier, LL. Ferrator, ferrarius equorum, from ferrare to shoe a horse, ferrum a horseshoe, fr. L. ferrum iron. Cf. Ferreous.
Definitions
  1. A shoer of horses; a veterinary surgeon.
Far"ri*er intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To practice as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier. Obs. Mortimer.

Webster 1913