ferrier

From ferry + -er.

ferrier (plural ferriers)

1. (rare) a ferryman

• farrier, furrier

• Ferreri

Taken from the Old French ferrier, from Latin ferrārius, from ferrum (“iron”); alternatively, fer +‎ -ier. Only used in historical contexts in modern French.

• IPA^(key): /fɛ.ʁje/ ~ /fe.ʁje/

ferrier m (plural ferriers, feminine ferrière)

1. (historical) a farrier
2. (historical) a blacksmith
3. (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

• forgeron

• “ferrier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012