Farrier

n. [O. Eng. ferrer, O. Fr. ferrier, now maréchal ferrant, from Fr. ferrer, to bind with iron, to shoe a horse, L. Lat. ferrāre, from Lat. ferrum, Fr. fer, iron; L. Lat. ferrarius equorum, one who shoes horses, It. ferraro, ferrajo, O. Sp. ferrer, ferrero, N. Sp. herrero, Pg. ferreiro; Pr. ferrer, iron-monger.]

1. A shoer of horses; a smith who shoes horses.
2. One who professes to cure the diseases of horses; a veterinary surgeon.