English Explanatory Dictionary

glover

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who makes or sells gloves.
  2. A person who performs gloving or dances with LED lights on their fingertips.
noun
  1. someone connected with Yeovil Town Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
name
  1. An occupational surname for a person who was a glover
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. An unincorporated community in Iron County, Missouri.
  4. An unincorporated community in Dickey County, North Dakota.
  5. A town and census-designated place therein, in Orleans County, Vermont.
  6. An unincorporated community in the town of Troy, St. Croix County, Wisconsin.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡlʌvə/ /ˈɡlʌvɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-glover.wav

Word forms

glover glovers

Etymology

From Middle English glovere; equivalent to glove + -er.

Synonyms

glovemaker

Derived words

Glover gloveress glover's suture Glover Island
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