noun
- a person who deals in animal skins or hides, especially one who removes wool from sheepskins
Usage: archaic; historical trade
Examples
- The fellmonger carefully separated the wool from the sheepskin.
- In medieval times, the fellmonger was an important craftsman in the leather trade.
- The old fellmonger’s shop smelled of chemicals used to process animal hides.
- After the sheep were slaughtered, their skins were taken to the local fellmonger.
- The fellmonger sold both the processed leather and the removed wool.
- Historical records show that fellmongers were essential to the textile industry.