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ferrier

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ferrier.

Editorial note

Dick Smith Electronics receiver Ferrier Hodgson is trying to sell the retailer's customer databases in an effort to recoup revenue from the failed business.

Examples13
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ferrier gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

A commune in northeastern Haiti.

noun

(rare) a ferryman

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ferrier.

noun

A surname.

noun

A commune in northeastern Haiti.

noun

(rare) a ferryman

Example sentences

1

Dick Smith Electronics receiver Ferrier Hodgson is trying to sell the retailer's customer databases in an effort to recoup revenue from the failed business.

2

I used to love the ferrier and the the legislators and the town harlot.

3

Vacheron, Journe, Laurent Ferrier perhaps?

4

I remember spending hours talking about the weather, even with strangers, who became friends; it's one reason why I kept going back to the same family restaurant 30 minutes away, or why we stayed with our ferrier and feed provider.

5

Ferrier sat his Leaving Certificate exams last month at Schull Community College and is due to attend university in the Netherlands.

6

The term was coined by James Frederick Ferrier, in his Institutes of Metaphysic (1854), as a foil to the theory of knowledge, or epistemology.

7

>Ferrier sat his Leaving Certificate exams last month at Schull Community College and is due to attend university in the Netherlands.

8

In the past these people would be vagrants until they "settled down" and could somewhat easily re-integrate back to society (employment as a stablehand could go to ferrier, horse trainer, or other land management).

9

You've had people like Smith, Voutilainen, Dufour, Laurent Ferrier, the Gronefeld brothers, Romain Gauthier, Daniel Roth all become successful to varying degrees.

Quote examples

1

In the past these people would be vagrants until they "settled down" and could somewhat easily re-integrate back to society (employment as a stablehand could go to ferrier, horse trainer, or other land management).

Proper noun examples

1

Ferrier sat his Leaving Certificate exams last month at Schull Community College and is due to attend university in the Netherlands.

2

The term was coined by James Frederick Ferrier, in his Institutes of Metaphysic (1854), as a foil to the theory of knowledge, or epistemology.

3

>Ferrier sat his Leaving Certificate exams last month at Schull Community College and is due to attend university in the Netherlands.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ferrier in a sentence?

Dick Smith Electronics receiver Ferrier Hodgson is trying to sell the retailer's customer databases in an effort to recoup revenue from the failed business.

What does ferrier mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is ferrier?

ferrier is commonly used as noun.