fellmonger

[ fel-muhng-ger, -mong- ]
/ ˈfɛlˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ- /

noun Chiefly British.

a preparer of skins or hides of animals, especially sheepskins, prior to leather making.

Origin of fellmonger

First recorded in 1520–30; fell4 + monger

OTHER WORDS FROM fellmonger

fell·mon·ger·ing, fell·mon·ger·y, noun

Example sentences from the Web for fellmonger

  • In the first instance, therefore, we have to consider the work of the fellmonger, the separation of wool and pelt.

    Animal Proteins |Hugh Garner Bennett
  • Wool is also removed from sheep by the periodic shearing, and in this case does not reach the fellmonger at all.

    Animal Proteins |Hugh Garner Bennett
  • Those preliminary operations are the work of the fellmonger.

    Leather |K. J. Adcock

British Dictionary definitions for fellmonger

fellmonger
/ (ˈfɛlˌmʌŋɡə) /

noun

a person who deals in animal skins or hides

Derived forms of fellmonger

fellmongering or fellmongery, noun