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glazier

American  
[gley-zher] / ˈgleɪ ʒər /

noun

  1. a person who fits windows or the like with glass or panes of glass.


glazier British  
/ ˈɡleɪzɪə /

noun

  1. a person who glazes windows, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • glaziery noun

Etymology

Origin of glazier

First recorded in 1350–1400, glazier is from the Middle English word glasier. See glaze, -ier 1

Example Sentences

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But the culprit turned out to be an Italian glazier who had helped frame the museum's paintings and knew his way round the building.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

He was working as a glazier and playing a limited-contact flag version of Aussie rules with friends when he was introduced to Chapman.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2023

"I've lived in Huwara my entire life," said Ghazi Shehadeh, a 58-year-old glazier, as he fitted a glass window into a frame from one of dozens of houses that were recently vandalised.

From Reuters • Mar. 10, 2023

Mr. Abramov, a glazier, said he was now wondering if he should rebuild his house.

From New York Times • May 17, 2022

She laid a thin stick under the score line and pushed sharply down on the lacquer, as she’d seen a glazier cutting glass, and it worked: now she had two sheets.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman