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    Morian (en. Died)

    /moɾiˈan/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Worker or merchant of morerías, which are shops that sell leather products.
    The morian on Main Street has the best skins.
    El morian de la calle principal tiene las mejores pieles.
    A person who belongs to a community or environment related to the leather industry.
    The morianes gather every year at the leather fair.
    Los morianes se reúnen cada año en la feria de pieles.

    Etymology

    From the Hispano-Arabic 'morí', which refers to the skin of the Moors.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    A morian is worth more than a thousand words
    The experience of an expert is worth more than many words.
    Más vale un morian que mil palabras
    To be like a morian in its morería
    To be very comfortable in the place where one works.
    Estar como un morian en su morería

    Related Words

    morería
    Shop where leather products are sold.
    morería
    tanning
    Process of transforming skins into leather.
    curtido

    Slang Meanings

    Refers to someone very shrewd in business.
    That guy is a true morian at the market.
    Ese chico es un verdadero morian en el mercado.
    A person who acts slyly in buying-selling situations.
    Don't be fooled, he is a morian at heart.
    No te dejes engañar, es un morian en su esencia.