glover

¹

[ gluhv-er ]

noun

1. a person who makes or sells gloves.

Glover

²

[ gluhv-er ]

noun

1. John, 1732–97, American general.

glover

/ ˈɡlʌvə /

noun

1. a person who makes or sells gloves

Word History and Origins

Origin of glover¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; glove, -er ²

Example Sentences

When Lethal Weapon premiered on March 6, 1987, Danny Glover, who played aging cop Roger Murtaugh, was only 40.

From The Daily Beast

The regard their comrades held for McKenna and Glover translated into the intensity of their hunt for the sniper who killed them.

From The Daily Beast

He knelt beside Glover just as he once had by that injured boy back in Brooklyn.

From The Daily Beast

“Uncle Pete, I feel I have to do something,” Glover had told Hayden in the aftermath.

From The Daily Beast

His cousin, Pete Hayden, Jr. read part of a letter that Glover had written from Iraq.

From The Daily Beast

"Never could find out," said Glover, stepping adroitly out of his difficulty.

From Project Gutenberg

At that instant some one rapped cautiously on Tourillon's outer door, and the glover went downstairs to open it himself.

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Thus far they had seen no Indians except the vagrants who had robbed Phineas Glover.

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"Wal, women folks do a heap," admitted Glover, who never contradicted anybody.

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He shook hands with the chief; he shook hands with all the head men; next a hand to Thurstane and another to Glover.

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