glover

[ gluhv-er ]

/ ˈglʌv ər /

noun

a person who makes or sells gloves.

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to remove or destroy all traces of.

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Origin of glover

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at glove, -er²

Words nearby glover

glove compartment, glove leather, glove puppet, glove silk, gloveman, glover, glover's suture, gloversville, glow, glow discharge, glow lamp

Definition for glover (2 of 2)

Glover

[ gluhv-er ]

/ ˈglʌv ər /

noun

John,1732–97, American general.

Example sentences from the Web for glover

The regard their comrades held for McKenna and Glover translated into the intensity of their hunt for the sniper who killed them.
Why Was My Son Killed in Fallujah—and His Murderer Set Free?|Michael Daly|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He knelt beside Glover just as he once had by that injured boy back in Brooklyn.
Why Was My Son Killed in Fallujah—and His Murderer Set Free?|Michael Daly|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Uncle Pete, I feel I have to do something,” Glover had told Hayden in the aftermath.
Why Was My Son Killed in Fallujah—and His Murderer Set Free?|Michael Daly|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His cousin, Pete Hayden, Jr. read part of a letter that Glover had written from Iraq.
Why Was My Son Killed in Fallujah—and His Murderer Set Free?|Michael Daly|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

John McKenna III noted in the letter that the sniper who killed his son and Glover had been captured by their fellow Marines.
Why Was My Son Killed in Fallujah—and His Murderer Set Free?|Michael Daly|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She accompanied Miss Glover on her district visiting, but she disliked the poor, and their chatter seemed hopelessly inane.
Mrs. Craddock|W. Somerset Maugham
Jim was mounted on the gray, bending low in the saddle, racing in frantic pursuit of Glover.
Bred of the Desert|Marcus Horton
In the morning Glover made several ineffectual efforts to see Gertrude early.
The Daughter of a Magnate|Frank H. Spearman
The justice before whom it was originally tried, imposed a fine on Glover, who appealed to the Common Pleas.
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 3: New-England Sunday|Henry M. Brooks
“She has an evil conscience, or she would not fly so fast,” observed Glover.
Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for glover

glover

/ (ˈɡlʌvə) /

noun

a person who makes or sells gloves

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