Definitions for farrier
ˈfær i ərfar·ri·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.4 / 5 votes

1. farrier, horseshoernoun

   a person who shoes horses

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. farriernoun

   A person who maintains the health and balance of the horse's feet through the trimming of the hoof and placement of horseshoes.

2. Etymology: From ferrier, from ferrarius, from ferrum.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FARRIERnoun

   Etymology: ferrier, French; ferrarius, Latin.

   1. A shoer of horses.

   But the utmost exactness in these particulars belong to farriers, saddlers, smiths, and other tradesmen. Digby.

   2. One who professes the medicine of horses.

   If you are a piece of a farrier, as every good groom ought to be, get sack, brandy, or strong-beer to rub your horses. Jonathan Swift, Directions to the Groom.

2. To Farrierverb

   To practise physick or chirurgery on horses.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Though there are many pretenders to the art of farriering and cowleeching, yet many of them are very ignorant. John Mortimer.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Farrier

   A farrier is a specialist in equine hoof care, including the trimming and balancing of horses' hooves and the placing of shoes on their hooves, if necessary. A farrier combines some blacksmith's skills (fabricating, adapting, and adjusting metal shoes) with some veterinarian's skills (knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the lower limb) to care for horses' feet.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. farrier

   A farrier is a skilled craftsman who is trained to trim and shoe horses' hooves. This profession also includes the care of horse hooves through cleaning, balancing, and treatment of diseases. They combine the skills of blacksmithing and veterinary medicine to perform their duties.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Farriernoun

   a shoer of horses; a veterinary surgeon

2. Farrierverb

   to practice as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier

3. 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.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Farrier

   A farrier is a specialist in equine hoof care, including the trimming and balancing of horses' hooves and the placing of shoes on their hooves, if necessary. A farrier combines some blacksmith's skills with some veterinarian's skills to care for horses' feet.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Farrier

   far′i-ėr, n. one who shoes horses: one who cures the diseases of horses.—n. Farr′iery, the art of curing the diseases of cattle. [O. Fr. ferrier, through Low L. ferrarius, from L. ferrum, iron.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. farrier

   In a general acceptation of the term, any person who shoes horses, or professes to cure their diseases. In a practical military sense, a man appointed to do the duty of farriery in a troop of cavalry. Troop farriers should be under the immediate superintendence and control of a veterinary surgeon. There is one farrier allowed to each troop of cavalry in the U. S. army.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. farrier

   A person with the accurate and specific ability, experience, license, training, qualifications and skills to provide a range of services to maintain the hoof and feet of a variety of horse and other animals.

   Many people gain their farrier skills from local people or a member of their family, others choose to go to college to specialize.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 13, 2017  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FARRIER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Farrier is ranked #17159 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Farrier surname appeared 1,651 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Farrier.
   
   70.8% or 1,170 total occurrences were White.
   21.8% or 360 total occurrences were Black.
   3.5% or 58 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.4% or 40 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 14 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. • Blacksmith

How to pronounce farrier?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of farrier in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of farrier in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=farrier
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Farrier
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=farrier
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farrier
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farrier
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=farrier
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=farrier
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html