English Explanatory Dictionary

glazer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who applies glaze, as in pottery, etc.; one who gives a glasslike or glossy surface to anything; a calenderer or smoother of cloth, paper, etc.
  2. A person who is prone to endless monologuing; derived from the practice of speaking until the listener's eyes "glaze over".
  3. Alternative form of glazier: one who fits glass.
  4. Someone who glazes (compliments or praises someone excessively in a cringeworthy way); an asskisser or sycophant.
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a glazer.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡleɪzə/ /ˈɡleɪzɚ/ En-au-glazer.ogg

Word forms

glazer glazers

Etymology

From Middle English glaser, variant of glasier; equivalent to glaze + -er; compare glazier.

Synonyms

adulator apple polisher arse-kisser arse-licker ass-kisser ass-licker bootlick bootlicker buttkisser buttlicker brownnose brown noser clawback dickrider doormat flatterer flunkey groveler groveller hanger-on kiss-ass lackey lickspittle lick-platter lickpot minion people pleaser pickthank schmoozer simp suck up sycophant throne sniffer toadeater toady white knight
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