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glazier

American  
[gley-zher] / ˈgleɪ ʒər /

noun

  1. a person who fits windows or the like with glass or panes of glass.


glazier British  
/ ˈɡleɪzɪə /

noun

  1. a person who glazes windows, etc

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Other Word Forms

  • glaziery noun

Etymology

Origin of glazier

First recorded in 1350–1400, glazier is from the Middle English word glasier. See glaze, -ier 1

Example Sentences

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But the culprit turned out to be an Italian glazier who had helped frame the museum's paintings and knew his way round the building.

From Barron's

He was working as a glazier and playing a limited-contact flag version of Aussie rules with friends when he was introduced to Chapman.

From Los Angeles Times

His father was a glazier — a tradesman who works with glass — and his mother was a cleaner, according to the London Daily Telegraph.

From Washington Post

The strike was the union’s first in Western Washington in nearly two decades and followed walkouts by other construction workers in recent years, including crane operators, truck drivers and glaziers.

From Seattle Times

Concrete truck drivers walked off for about a week in 2017, and glaziers were on strike for about three weeks in 2016.

From Seattle Times