fellmonger

/ˈfɛlˌmʌŋɡər/
noun
  1. A person who prepares animal skins or hides for use, especially by removing hair and treating them.
    • The fellmonger soaked the sheepskins in a special solution to loosen the wool.
    • In the old days, every town had a fellmonger who supplied leather to local craftsmen.
    • She apprenticed with a fellmonger to learn the traditional art of hide preparation.
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