[f. FELT v. + -ER1.]
1. One who makes or works with felt.
1605. Sylvester, Du Bartas, Colonies, 677 (Grosart), I. 151. Brewers, Bakers, Cutlers, Felters.
1720. Stow’s Surv. (ed. Strype, 1754), II. V. xv. 326/1. Those Spanish wools for Felters were not Fleece wools.
2. A bird which makes a felt-like nest.
1880. Libr. Univ. Knowl., X. 496. The subjects of his treatment include … weavers, tailors, felters.
