fursuiter

English

Etymology

From fursuit +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɜːˌsuːtə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfɝˌsutɚ/

Noun

fursuiter (plural fursuiters)

1. A person who wears a fursuit.
   • 2009 July 28, Zack Parsons, Your Next-Door Neighbor is a Dragon, New York: Rebel Base, →ISBN, →OL, page 159:

     Fursuiters dress the part of their furry persona or fursona.

   • 2010 August 31, Gwendolyn Ann Smith, “We're All Someone's Freak”, in Kate Bornstein, S. Bear Bergman, editors, Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation, Berkeley: Seal Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 28:

     Trekkers versus trekkies versus people in Klingon costumes, or furries versus fursuiters versus, oh, plushies.

2. A person with an interest in the design, construction, or use of fursuits.