Meanings
glover1
nounglover (plural glovers)
plural glovers
- A person who makes or sells gloves.
Synonyms: glovemaker
- danceA person who performs gloving or dances with LED lights on their fingertips.
Glover2
nounGlover (plural Glovers)
plural Glovers
- ball gamessomeone 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'.
2023 June 28, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: Alton to Exeter”, in RAIL, number 986, page 60
proper noun
- An occupational surname for a person who was a glover
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Orleans County, Vermont.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Troy, St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who makes or sells gloves.
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Origin
- Middle Englishglovere
- Englishglover
From Middle English glovere; equivalent to glove + -er.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan guanter, guantera
- guanterperson who makes gloves
- guanteraperson who makes gloves
Czech rukavičkář
- rukavičkářperson who makes gloves
Dutch handschoenmaker
- handschoenmakerperson who makes gloves
Esperanto gantisto, gantfaristo
- gantistoperson who makes gloves
- gantfaristoperson who makes gloves
Finnish hanskantekijä
- hanskantekijäperson who makes gloves
French gantier, gantière
- gantierperson who makes gloves
- gantièreperson who makes gloves
German Handschuhmacher, Handschuhmacherin
- Handschuhmacherperson who makes gloves
- Handschuhmacherinperson who makes gloves
Greek χειροκτιοποιός
- χειροκτιοποιός (cheiroktiopoiós)person who makes gloves
Hungarian kesztyűs
- kesztyűsperson who makes gloves
Irish lámhainneoir
- lámhainneoirperson who makes gloves
Italian guantaio, guantaia
- guantaioperson who makes gloves
- guantaiaperson who makes gloves
Latin chirothecārius
- chirothecāriusperson who makes gloves
Norwegian Bokmål hanskemaker
- hanskemakerperson who makes gloves
Polish rękawicznik, rękawicznica
- rękawicznikperson who makes gloves
- rękawicznicaperson who makes gloves
Romanian mănușar
- mănușarperson who makes gloves
Russian перча́точник, перча́точница
- перча́точник (perčátočnik)person who makes gloves
- перча́точница (perčátočnica)person who makes gloves
Spanish guantero, guantera
- guanteroperson who makes gloves
- guanteraperson who makes gloves
Swedish handskmakare
- handskmakareperson who makes gloves
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with glover
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Cite this entry
APA
glover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glover
MLA
“glover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glover. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glover,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glover.
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