glover

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glover^¹

/ˈɡlʌvə/ UK
/ˈɡlʌvɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ʌvə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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

noun glovers

A person who makes or sells gloves.
Similar: glovemaker
A person who performs gloving or dances with LED lights on their fingertips.

Glover^²

/ˈɡlʌvə/ UK
/ˈɡlʌvɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ʌvə(ɹ)

noun Glovers

someone connected with Yeovil Town Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc. My guide tells me of Yeovil's 'considerable glove trade', which is why the giant-killing footie club, Yeovil Town FC, is known as 'The Glovers'.

proper noun

An occupational surname for a person who was a glover
An unincorporated community in Iron County, Missouri.
An unincorporated community in Dickey County, North Dakota.
A town and census-designated place therein, in Orleans County, Vermont.
An unincorporated community in the town of Troy, St. Croix County, Wisconsin.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: grover, glovemaker, glovesman, clothier, glazer, glassman, glad-hander, gripper, cloakmaker, glazier, glosser, gluer, clothesmaker, sweatermaker, clothmaker, gownmaker

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noun person who makes gloves

Español	guantero, guantera
Français	gantier, gantière
Deutsch	Handschuhmacher, Handschuhmacherin
Italiano	guantaio, guantaia
Ελληνικά	χειροκτιοποιός cheiroktiopoiós
Română	mănușar
Русский	перча́точник perčátočnik, перча́точница perčátočnica

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@misc{glover_2026,
  title = {glover},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glover},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}