glover
noun
a person who makes or sells gloves.
glover
1 American
[gluhv-er]
/ ˈglʌv ər /
noun
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glovers
plural
Glover
2
American
[gluhv-er]
/ ˈglʌv ər /
noun
glover
British
/ ˈɡlʌvə /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of glover
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at glove, -er 2
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“Donald glover interviewing himself is a great example of how the skills of profilers/critics/interviewers are so undervalued,” tweeted Vulture and New York magazine critic Angelica Jade Bastién.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
When Marmol, a rookie manger, writes Molina’s name on the lineup card for the first time, he’ll be inserting a 10-time gold glover and nine-time all-star behind the plate.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
Shakespeare’s own humble origins, as the son of a Stratford glover, made him a popular democratic hero, and Abraham Lincoln liked to read from “King John” and “King Henry VIII.”
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 9, 2016
When you are receiving a glove light show in person, the glover controls your entire field of vision, and the performance is a very personal one-on-one experience.”
From The Guardian ● Dec. 20, 2015
"For mine own part," said Master Lambe, the glover, "I know not precisely in what consists a Jesuit."
From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Henry Curling
Most of all, "it's making sure that no one walks away from the polling location and wasn't able to vote if they're an eligible registered voter," Glover said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
During the early voting period, Glover reported no major malfunctions, nor any sign of the immigration enforcement operations that some had feared.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Pauline and others gave evidence saying Diane had never treated Glover badly.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Jaguar executive Rawdon Glover told you that the brand’s 2024 teaser video and concept car were just meant to establish a “conceptual world.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The second day the host made twenty-four, as their vanguard passed beyond tire Glover lands into the thick of the wdlfswood.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
On YouTube, some glovers have millions of views and their own fandoms.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 20, 2015
Emerging at last through a great door, they introduced and presented to the Liverymen as though they had never seen him before Glovemaker Collett of the Worshipful Company of glovers, a tycoon of British haberdashery.
From Time Magazine Archive
Johnny did not notice what she wore, but the mantua-makers, dressmakers, milliners, glovers, and jewelers all knew that whatever Lavinia Lyte brought back from London would set Boston styles for the winter.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
He depended on his cousin, Colonel Bloomfield, procuring him a commission in his regiment, and cheated tailors, hosiers, glovers, coach-makers, and even lawyers, with impunity.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 387, August 28, 1829 by Various
The glovers of London in 1349 framed their ordinances and had them approved by the corporation, the city regulations at that time fixing the price of a pair of common sheepskin gloves at 1d.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
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