adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈɡleɪzi.ə(ɹ)/
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US:glā'zē-ər
US:/ˈɡleɪzi.əɹ/
UK:/ˈɡleɪzjə(ɹ)/
UK:/ˈɡleɪʒə(ɹ)/
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US:glā'zhər
US:/ˈɡleɪʒəɹ/
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CMU ARPABET:G L EY1 Z IY0 ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
comparative form of glazy: more glazy
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A surname originating as an occupation for a glazier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
One who glazes: a craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
someone who cuts flat glass to size
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Middle English glazier, glasier, glasyer, glasiere, variants (due to influence from words in -yer) of Middle English glaser, equivalent to glass + -er.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
стъклар
(stǎklar)
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Catalan:
vidrier
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Chinese Mandarin:
玻璃工
(bōlí gōng)
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Chinese Mandarin:
玻璃剪裁工
(bōlí jiǎncái gōng)
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Czech:
sklenář
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Danish:
glarmester
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Dutch:
glazenmaker
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Dutch:
glaszetter
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Esperanto:
vitraĵisto
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
French:
vitrier
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
German:
Glaser
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
German:
Glaserin
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Greek:
υαλοπώλης
(yalopólis)
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Hebrew:
זגג
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Hungarian:
üveges
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Hungarian:
üvegező
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Icelandic:
glerskeri
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Icelandic:
glersmiður
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Italian:
vetraio
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Japanese:
ガラス工
(garasu-kō)
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Japanese:
ガラス屋
(garasu-ya)
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Ladino:
vidrero
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Latvian:
stiklinieks
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Macedonian:
стаклар
(staklar)
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Macedonian:
џамџија
(džamdžija)
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Maltese:
vitrar
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Maltese:
vitrara
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Middle English:
glasier
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Norwegian Bokmål:
glassmester
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Norwegian Nynorsk:
glasmeister
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Persian:
شیشه بر
(šiše-bor)
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Polabian:
våkninĕk
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Polish:
szklarz
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Portuguese:
vidraceiro
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Romanian:
geamgiu
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Romanian:
ferestar
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Romanian:
sticlar
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Russian:
стеко́льщик
(stekólʹščik)
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Russian:
стеко́льщица
(stekólʹščica)
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Swedish:
glasmästare
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Turkish:
camcı
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Ottoman Turkish:
جامجی
(camcı)
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Ukrainian:
скля́р
(skljár)
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Volapük:
glätädan
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Volapük:
higlätädan
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc
Volapük:
jiglätädan
— craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc