ˈfarēə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by -er, -ier, -yer, n. suffix) of obsolete ferrer, from Middle English ferrour blacksmith who shoes horses, veterinarian, from Middle French, blacksmith who shoes horses, from Old French ferreor, from ferrer to fit with iron, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin ferrare, from Latin ferrum iron, probably of southwest Asiatic origin; akin to the source of Hebrew & Phoenician barzel iron, Syriac parzlā, Akkadian parzillu
1. chiefly Britain : one that attends a sick horse ; broadly : a veterinarian especially when practicing without full qualification
2. chiefly Britain : blacksmith 1b
3. : a noncommissioned officer in a cavalry regiment who has charge of the horses or their shoeing