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glassmaker

American  
[glas-mayk-er] / ˈglæsˌmeɪk ər /

noun

glassmakers plural
  1. a person or manufacturer that makes glass or glassware.


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Plus, a glassmaker becomes a tech superstar, comparing 2026 capex to the moon landing and the areas where AI is tearing through corporate America.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

Corning stock is up 131% over the past 12 months as investors continue to bet that the glassmaker will be a beneficiary of the artificial intelligence boom.

From Barron's Feb. 6, 2026

Here’s a neat vintage one on sale from Chance Brothers, a glassmaker that manufactured many different kinds of lighthouse lenses.

From The Verge Aug. 18, 2022

“A glassmaker in Goetzenbruck made small balls and gave them to the village, and the idea caught on.”

From Washington Post Dec. 16, 2021

The substances entering into the composition of glass—sand, chalk, and soda—the engineer had at hand; but the “cane” of the glassmaker, an iron tube five or six feet long, was wanting.

From The Mysterious Island by White, Stephen W.

That moment of observation led Meredith to a broader investigation into how Roman glassmakers organized their work.

From Science Daily Dec. 16, 2025

“But when you see powerhouses like Karen and other glassmakers when you walk in the door, you think, ‘OK, this is not going to be a walk in the park.’”

From Seattle Times Mar. 6, 2024

It said demand from industry would be the second highest on record in 2023 as use by glassmakers increases by 52%.

From Reuters Nov. 22, 2022

It could be sold to glassmakers who would use it in their furnaces to make a new batch - the addition of cullet makes the melting temperature lower.

From BBC Dec. 30, 2021

To forget it he began to run, almost colliding with a group of glassmakers as he turned into the main thoroughfare that paralleled the Nile.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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