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cur·ri·er I. \ˈkər.ēə(r), ˈkə.rē-\ noun (-s) Etymology: alteration (influenced by curry) (I) of Middle English corier, from Middle French, from Latin coriarius, from corium leather + -arius -ary — more at cuirass : one that curries: as a. : a worker who performs any of the operations (as oiling, softening, or rolling) necessary to bring tanned hides or skins to salable form b. : one that curries a horse II. noun (-s) Etymology: origin unknown : a 16th century firearm resembling the harquebus |