Standard Lemma guide

glazier

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)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: glā'zē-ər
  • US: /ˈɡleɪzi.əɹ/
  • UK: /ˈɡleɪzjə(ɹ)/
  • UK: /ˈɡleɪʒə(ɹ)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: glā'zhər
  • US: /ˈɡleɪʒəɹ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: glass cutter, glass-cutter, glassworker, glazer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer

History

Etymology

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