First recorded in 1375–1425, glazer is from the late Middle English word glauser. See glaze, -er 1
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A "Japan glazer" is "someone who puts everything that comes from Japan on a pedestal, while disparaging things that come from their own country", Louzembi said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
He held a steady job as a window glazer and got married before authorities realized the mistake in January 2014.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2017
His father, a leather glazer, was a frustrated semi-pro ballplayer.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dear Sire: I am a glazer and want information on My line of work.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 by Various
A lot of the day-to-day work for a champion like Glazer involves knocking on colleagues’ doors and persuading them to actually try the tools in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“It’s the talk of the town,” says portfolio manager and financial adviser Larry Glazer, managing partner of Mayflower Advisors in Boston.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
Andrew Glazer, director of the documentary on the 2018 disappearances, told AFP that Ramos is accused of paying actors to fabricate allegations against the military.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
More than 4,000 filmmakers, actors and industry workers, including Bryan Cranston, Connie Britton, Kristen Stewart, Jonathan Glazer and Jane Fonda, have signed an open letter asking California Atty.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
The professional and amateur stage rights are reserved by the translator, Mr. Benjamin F. Glazer, Editorial Department, The Press, Philadelphia, Pa., to whom all requests for permission to produce the play should be made.
From Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Various
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