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fur trader

fur trader noun: one who is engaged in the fur trade.

Noun

fur trader (plural fur traders)

  1. One who is engaged in the fur trade.
    • "Does the white chief come to the great council of the Yemassees as a fur trader? Would he have skins for his coat?" was the reply.1835, William Gilmore Simms, The Yemassee, A Romance of Carolina, page 94
    • Ross was a former fur trader who retired to the Red River Settlement with his Okanagan wife and their children.1986, C. Roderick Wilson, R. Bruce Morrison, Native Peoples, The Canadian Experience, page 318
    Synonyms:
    furrier, peltmonger

Synonyms of fur trader

Forms of fur trader

pluralfur traders

Questions about fur trader

What does fur trader mean?
Fur trader means one who is engaged in the fur trade.
What part of speech is fur trader?
Fur trader is a noun.
What is the plural of fur trader?
The plural of fur trader is fur traders.

Words near fur trader in the dictionary

  1. fur pie
  2. fur pies
  3. fur seal
  4. fur seals
  5. fur trade
  6. fur trader
  7. fur traders
  8. fur up
  9. fur-bearing trout
  10. fur-coated
  11. fur-demon

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