glozer

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/ˈɡləʊzə(ɹ)/

noun

A glosser; one who covers things in gloss.

OriginMiddle English gloser ← Anglo-Norman glosor →
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Meanings

nounglozer (plural glozers)

plural glozers

  1. obsoleteA glosser; one who covers things in gloss.
  2. obsoleteA flatterer.

    To toss the buckler and the blade, Lewd women to entice: Are not these virtues most esteemed And had in greatest price: To lend each man a friendly look, And use the glozer's art, In outward show to bear good will, And hate him with our heart

    1580, Humphrey Gifford, A Posie of Gilloflowers Each Differing from Other in Colour and Odour, Yet All Sweet

Origin

  1. Anglo-Normanglosor
  2. Middle Englishgloser
  3. Englishglozer

Inherited from Middle English gloser, glosour, from Anglo-Norman glosor; by surface analysis, gloze + er.

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APA

glozer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glozer

MLA

“glozer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glozer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glozer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glozer.

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